$1.5 million Federal Grant to Expand Texas Artificial Reef Program

7 Reef Projects to Benefit, Including Accessible Shallow-Water Sites. The sand-bottom Gulf of Mexico provides almost no natural reefs for marine life, which is why the Texas Artificial Reef Program was created to provide structures for a thriving ocean ecosystem of aquatic invertebrates and the fish that feed on them. A $1.5 million federal grant will fund creation or enhancement of seven reef sites off the Texas coast in coming years. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/?req=20091112b