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Oyster reefs provide environmental and economic services within the coastal regions of the United States. Mapping the extent of these reefs and analyzing their composition can be highly beneficial for oyster management and restoration projects. The objectives of this research project included examining the feasibility of the use of low-cost side-scanning sonar (LC-SSS) systems and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for mapping intertidal oyster reefs at selected sites within the Galveston Bay system, Texas. Two sites in Bastrop Bay and Bastrop Bayou complex were selected following defined criteria that included the existence of intertidal oyster reefs and no aviation restrictions on the operation of UAS.
Categories: Data;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES,
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES,
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES,
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES,
Academics & scientific researchers, All tags...
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION,
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION,
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION,
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION,
BIVALVES,
BIVALVES,
BIVALVES,
BIVALVES,
Conservation NGOs,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > OYSTER REEF,
Federal resource managers,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
MOLLUSKS,
MOLLUSKS,
MOLLUSKS,
MOLLUSKS,
OYSTERS,
OYSTERS,
OYSTERS,
OYSTERS,
Report,
State agencies,
biota,
completed, Fewer tags
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Oyster reefs are one of the most important environmental and economic resources within the coastal regions of the United States. Although oyster reefs in deeper water have been mapped, the extent and condition of intertidal reefs has not been sufficiently inventoried in most states. Understanding the geographic extent and condition of intertidal oyster reef and shell bottoms is important for assessing parental stock and to determine potential recruitment bottlenecks for oysters within an estuary. These intertidal areas have traditionally served as a sanctuary from commercial harvest pressure due to closures, safety, and operational barriers preventing the harvesting of oysters in shallow water. The location...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2015,
2016,
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES,
Academics & scientific researchers,
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, All tags...
BIVALVES,
Christmas Bay,
Conservation NGOs,
Conservation Planning,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > OYSTER REEF,
Federal resource managers,
Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
MOLLUSKS,
Map,
Methodology/Protocol,
OYSTERS,
Project,
State agencies,
TX-02,
TX-07,
TX-09,
TX-14,
TX-18,
TX-22,
TX-27,
TX-29,
Texas,
Texas,
Texas Coastal Zone,
West Bay,
biota,
completed,
oyster reef,
side scanning sonar, Fewer tags
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