Estuarine Ecology

Sammy Ray

Value of Estuaries

Value of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries

Lifecycle of Penaeid shrimp

A typical Spartina alternerflora marsh

Typical shoreline in Galveston bay

Bulk-headed shore line Galveston Bay

Initial stage of marsh destruction

Preparing marsh land for construction

Preparation and bulk-heading of construction site

Completed petrochemical plant

Typical sand flat marsh site in Galveston Bay

Construction of canal sites for home development

Construction of a power generating plant on the Cedar bayou

Cooling pond at HL&P at Cedar bayou

Thermal plume in Trinity bay from Cedar bayou generating plant

Experimental aquaculture ponds at Cedar bayou generating plant

Effects of temperature on growth rate of brown shrimp

Proposed water transport system for coastal Texas