The Galveston Bay ecosystem

Date

1992

Authors

Galveston Bay National Estuary Program

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Publisher

Galveston Bay National Estuary Program

Abstract

Galveston Bay is the largest estuary system in Texas and the seventh largest in the nation. The estuary is also the largest in the country for commercial fishing and third largest seaport in the nation. All of these aspects about Galveston Bay are discussed on this videocassette. The video answers questions about the estuary and its resources, economic aspects of the bay, and the constant changes of the estuary.

Description

1 videocassette (22 min., 12 sec.)

Keywords

estuarine environment, bycatch, subsidence, wetlands, dredging, man-induced effects, barrier islands, sport fishing, fisheries, food chains, plankton, zooplankton, benthos, nekton, nursery grounds, aquatic birds, oysters, detritus, freshwater inflow, wastewater, nonpoint source pollution, oil spills, watersheds, coastal zone management

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