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Benthic Habitat Atlas of Coastal Texas

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Features

  • Displays benthic habitat boundaries in coastal Texas
  • Allows users to identify an area of interest and print maps
  • Provides access to source benthic data

Overview

The Benthic Habitat Atlas contains shallow-water habitat information for over 190 miles of Texas coastal bays. Users can access individual maps in an Internet viewer and download and print them as PDF documents. The maps are useful for public meetings, field activities, and planning related to dredging, prop scar management, and habitat change detection. Users can also access supplemental information on data development techniques.