Five Texas-based projects totaling about $18 million have been approved to begin to compensate Texas for lost human use of natural resources resulting from the Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill. This includes 3 artificial reef projects which will be advertised soon and will begin in 2015: • Ship Reef (HI-A-424): The Ship Reef project will enhance fishing and diving opportunities by sinking a suitable ship at least 200 feet long to create an artificial reef approximately 67 miles offshore of Galveston. If the Ship Reef Project becomes unfeasible (for example, if an appropriate ship cannot be acquired) , an alternative reef project off Corpus Christi will be implemented instead. The Corpus Reef (MU-775) would increase the amount of concrete pyramids (artificial reef materials) at the existing artificial reef site approximately 10 miles north of Packery Channel. Funding: $1.9 million. • Freeport Artificial Reef (Brazoria County): This project will increase the amount of reef materials in a currently permitted artificial reef site, the George Vancouver (Liberty Ship) Artificial Reef, approximately 6 miles from Freeport, placing concrete pyramids (artificial reef materials) at a water depth of 55 feet. Funding: $2.2 million. • Matagorda Artificial Reef (Matagorda County): This project will create a new artificial reef site approximately 10 miles offshore of Matagorda County, Texas, through deployment of concrete pyramids (artificial reef materials) at a water depth of 60 feet. Funding: $3.6 million.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:57:04 +0000
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