Inspiring Citizens to Protect Galveston Bay in Texas

Authors

Jodie Sprayberry, Office for Coastal Management (NOS)Follow

BOOC Keywords

Galveston Bay, economics, wetland, water quality, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic

Abstract

Timestamp: 44806.3514887847 Email Address: Jodie.Sprayberry@noaa.gov Name: Jodie Sprayberry Affiliation: CSS on contract with Office for Coastal Management Program Office/Division: Office for Coastal Management (NOS) Position Title: Senior Communication Specialist Title of use case: Inspiring Citizens to Protect Galveston Bay in Texas Authors or Creators: Herold, N; Sprayberry, J Affiliations of Authors or Creators: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management Contributors: The Galveston Bay Foundation Affiliation of Contributors: The Galveston Bay Foundation Description: A citizen-led group developed Galveston Bay Report Cards to assess bay health. They used CCAP Land Cover Data to calculate % of wetland loss. The bay contains 3 ports, is an industrial hub, and tourist destination. These economic drivers need to co-exist. Keywords: economic wetland water quality Start date of use case: 41640 End date of this use case: 44470 Is this use case ongoing? : Yes Use case URL : https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/stories/galveston-bay.html Data source URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/ccapregional.html Image:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VoDrmUiIbogZgc-4cDekCAtu9t3iBs0K Ocean Region: Atlantic Ocean Sea: Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem Area: Gulf of Mexico Country: United States Other Geography: Galveston Bay, Texas Format Type: Narrative description Data Type: Primary Use: Resource Management, Environmental Management User Type: NGO/Non-Profit Professional Data Type: Physical, Geospatial Ocean Observing System (OOS) Variable: Information Type: Remote sense data Other Format Data: Published Date: 43831 Publisher Name: Galveston Bay Foundation Publisher City: Houston Publisher State :Texas Publisher Country: USA Publisher/Distributor URL: https://galvbay.org/ Publication URL: https://www.galvbaygrade.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020_Galveston_Bay_Full_Report.pdf#page=64 DOI: Industries which benefit: Commercial Fishing, Recreational Fishing, Coastal Construction and Restoration, Marine Transportation of Freight and People, Coastal and ocean tourism and recreation, Living resources (not specified) - check this box and elaborate in “Other” box below Benefits to ecosystems: Ecosystem Health Ecosystem Services: Ecosystem support of goods and services, Water used for nutrition, materials, or energy, Fisheries (commercial or recreational Ecosystem Regulation and Maintenance Services: Cultural Ecosystem Services: Are benefits documented?: Unknown/Don't Know Are the benefits documented by: Projected use Are the benefits quantified?: Unknown/Don't Know Are the quantified benefits reported as monetary values?: Unknown/Don’t Know Other Benefits:

Recommended Citation

Sprayberry, Jodie (2022) "Inspiring Citizens to Protect Galveston Bay in Texas," Benefits of Ocean Observing Catalog (BOOC): Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 60.
Available at: https://cbe.miis.edu/booc/vol2/iss1/60

Document Type

Article