The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program welcomes you to the Publications Library, formerly know as the "Virtual Library" on our website. The reports, publications, management plans and other articles are available for you to download. If there is not a digital copy available on the website, a direct e-mail link has been set up for you to request a hard copy. Please feel free to peruse and use the CBBEP's Publications Library.

Got a question? E-mail us at info@cbbep.org.

 

Publication Title
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Publication Date Publication Number
Management Conference Agreement - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org June 1994 CCBNEP-01
Fiscal Year 1995 Annual Work Plan - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org August 1994 CCBNEP-02
All Conference Workshop - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org Feb 1995 CCBNEP-03
Fiscal Year 1999 Annual Work Plan - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org Sept. 1998 CCBNEP-04
Characterization of Nonpoint Sources and Loadings to the CCBNEP Study Area - 239 pages Jan 1996 CCBNEP-05
Current Status and Historical Trends of the Estuarine Living Resources within the CCBNEP Study Area - Volume 1
Part 1: Living Resources- Species Checklist – 45 pages
Part 2: Living Resources- Habitats – 361 pages
Part 3: Target Organisms – 138 pages
Jan 1996 CCBNEP-06A
Current Status and Historical Trends of the Estuarine Living Resources within the CCBNEP Study Area -Volume 2 (avian resources)
Part 1: Current Status and Historical Trends of The Estuarine Living Resources within the CCBNEP Study Area and Appendix I–119
pages

Part 2: Appendix II – 150 pages
Part 3: Appendix II (continued) – 150 pages
Jan 1996 CCBNEP-06B
Current Status and Historical Trends of the Estuarine Living Resources within the CCBNEP Study Area -Volume 3 (project summary) - 139 pages Jan 1996 CCBNEP-06C
Current Status and Historical Trends of the Estuarine Living Resources within the CCBNEP Study Area -Volume 4 (checklist of species) - 312 pages Jan 1996 CCBNEP-06D
Current Status and Historical Trends of Brown Tide and Red Tide Phytoplankton Blooms in the CCBNEP Study Area
Part 1: Brown Tide – 70 pages
Part 2: Red Tide – 109 pages
Jan 1996 CCBNEP-07
A Conceptual Ecosystem Model of the CCBNEP Study Area - 125 pages Jan 1996 CCBNEP-08
An Inventory and Analysis of Bay Management Structure for the CCBNEP Study Area - 219 pages Feb 1996 CCBNEP-09

Fiscal Year 1997 Annual Work Plan – Hard Copy Available – E-mail info@cbbep.org

Feb 1996 CCBNEP-10

Investigation of Selected Public Health Issues in the CCBNEP Study Area
Part 1: Data Sources and Procedures and Review of Shellfish Harvesting – 40 pages
Part 2: Coliform Bacteria Data Analysis, Seafood Tissue Analysis, Disease Incidents, Injuries and Accidents in Water Activities, Analysis and Discussion, and References - 81 pages
Part 3: Appendix A – 12 pages
Part 4: Appendix B – 30 pages
Part 5: Appendix C– 12 pages

Nov 1996 CCBNEP-11
Current Status and Historical Trends in the Incidence of Marine/Bay Debris in the CCBNEP Study Area - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org January 1997 CCBNEP-12
Current Status and Historical Trends of Ambient Water, Sediment, Fish and Shellfish Tissue Quality in the CCBNEP Study Area
Part 1: Introduction – 25 pages
Part 2: Data Sets and Data Processing– 99 pages
Part 3: Water and Sediment Quality of CC Bay– 56 pages
Part 4: Water and Sediment Quality (continued) and Controls and Correlates – 48 pages
Part 5: Controls and Correlates (continued) and Conclusions and Recommendations – 59 pages
March 1997 CCBNEP-13
Fiscal Year 1998 Annual Work Plan – Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org June 1997 CCBNEP-14
Potential Sites for Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, and Creation: Corpus Christi/Nueces Bay Area - 170 pages July 1997 CCBNEP-15
Economic Impacts on Regional and State Economies of Human Uses of the Coastal Resources of the CCBNEP Study Area - 62 pages August 1997 CCBNEP-16
Status, Trends, and changes in Freshwater Inflows to Bay Systems in the CCBNEP Study Area - 48 pages September 1997 CCBNEP-17
Selected Recreational Values of the CCBNEP Study Area - 67 pages September 1997 CCBNEP-18
Effects of Structures and Practices on the Circulation and Salinity Patterns of the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program Study Area
Part 1: TxBlend Model and Model Calibration – 70 pages
Part 2: Model Calibration (continued) and Case Studies – 48 pages
Part 3: Case Studies (continued) and Conclusion - 53 pages
October 1997 CCBNEP-19
Current Status and Historical Trends of Seagrass in the CCBNEP Study Area -
Part 1: Status and Trends of Seagrass – 60 pages
Part 2: Figures – 36 pages
Part 3: Figures (continued) – 37 pages
October 1997 CCBNEP-20
Processes and Trends of Circulation within the CCBNEP Study Area - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org November 1997 CCBNEP-21
CCBNEP Study of On-Site Sewage Facilities - 116 pages December 1997 CCBNEP-22
Ambient Water, Sediment, and Tissue Quality of the CCBNEP Study Area - 297 pages November 1997 CCBNEP-23
Status and Trends of Selected Marine Fauna in the CCBNEP Study Area - 366 pages December 1997 CCBNEP-24
Characterization of Anthropogenic and Natural Disturbance on Vegetated and Unvegetated Bay Bottom Habitats -
Part 1: Volume I – Literature Review – 108 pages
Part 2: Volume II – Assessment of Scarring In Seagrass Beds – 21 pages
Part 3: Volume II – Assessment of Scarring In Seagrass Beds (continued) – 8 pages
May 1998 CCBNEP-25
Identification of Tidal Flat Alterations and Detemination of Effects on Biological productivity and Functioning of These Habitats - 210 pages May 1998 CCBNEP-26
Total Loads and Water Quality in the Corpus Christi Bay System - 147 pages June 1998 CCBNEP-27

Regional Monitoring System -
Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org

August 1998 CCBNEP-28
Current Status and Trends of Selected Estuarine and Coastal Habitats within the CCBNEP Study Area - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org July 1998 CCBNEP-29
Analysis of Point Source Discharges (including oil field brine discharges) in the CCBNEP Study Area - 50 pages June 1998 CCBNEP-30
Public Access Plan -Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org
July 1998 CCBNEP-31
Sediment Quality Assessment of Storm Water Outfalls and Other Sites of Concern in the CCBNEP Study Area
Part 1: Sediment Quality Assessment
Part 2: Appendices
September 1998 CCBNEP-32
Evaluation of Bycatch Reduction Devices in Aransas Bay During the 1997 Spring and Fall Commercial Bay Shrimp Season - 33 pages August 1998 CCBNEP-33
Assessment of Surface Runoff Water Quality from Agricultural Croplands in the Odem Watershed - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org
February 2000
CCBNEP-34
Microbiological Monitoring and Assessment of Storm Drain Runoff within the CBBEP Project Area - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org
September 2001
CCBNEP-35
Riparian Habitat Corridor Characterization In The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Area - CD Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org
September 2002
CBBEP-36

 

CBBEP Water Sediment and Quality Report

The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP) initiated the Regional Coastal Assessment Program (RCAP) in 2000 to meet the stated goals of the Implementation Strategy for the Coastal Bend Bays Plan (CBBEP 1998). The Bays Plan called for a program in which comprehensive water and sediment quality monitoring and assessment is a stated primary goal necessary for understanding local estuarine conditions and providing the tools required for protecting, preserving, and enhancing the unique estuarine and marine resources of the Texas Coastal Bend. Please see the following reports below for more information.
2004 Annual Report (119 pages .pdf file) | 2004 Data Tables (52 pages .pdf file)
2003 Annual Report (131 pages .pdf file) | 2003 Data Tables (56 pages .pdf file)
2002 Annual Report (119 pages .pdf file) | 2002 Data Tables (52 pages .pdf file)
2000 - 2001 Final Report (147 pages .pdf file) | 2000 - 2001 Data Tables (99 pages .pdf file)

 

CBBEP Nueces Bay Ichthyoplankton Report

The Nueces Bay Ichthyoplankton reports focus on the spring season recruitment of larval fishes to the nursery areas of Nueces Bay in Corpus Christi, Texas, and compare the distribution of fish larvae with the bay in relation to the discharge location of the Nueces River.
Spring 2004 Ichthyoplankton Recruitment to the Delta Nursery Areas of Nueces Bay, Texas - 55 pages
Spring 2003 Ichthyoplankton Recruitment to the Delta Nursery Areas of Nueces Bay, Texas - 52 pages
Spring 2002 Ichthyoplankton Recruitment to the Delta Nursery Areas of Nueces Bay, Texas - 46 pages

 

CBBEP Management Plan

 Coastal Bend Bays Plan / Comprehensive Conservation and
Management Plan (CCMP)

This primary planning document is a four-year, community-based,
consensus-building effort that identifies problems facing the bay system,
and to develop a long-term comprehensive conservation and management plan.
Click here to find out how the Bays Plan complements and coordinates
existing resource management programs and plans
( 87 page .pdf file).
CCMP Implementation Review - This document highlights the successes and challenges experienced by the Program staff and Management Conference for fiscal years 1999, 2000, & 2001. Click here to find out more(122 page .pdf file).
Case Study of EPA Fund Leveraging in the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program - Find out how the CBBEP leveraged $1.13 million of funding from the US EPA to obtain nearly $9 million in additional funds. Click here for all the details(46 page .pdf file).
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Economic Profile characterizes the regional economy for the Texas Coastal Bend. This informative document includes data on the output and employment of businesses, and the employment and incomes of workers in the Coastal Bend.
Click here to review this important information.
Bay Summit Notebook - Hard Copy Available - E-mail info@cbbep.org

 

 

CBBEP Annual Work Plans

The primary goal of the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program is to continue
the successful initiation and completion of projects developed to implement
the Coastal Bend Bays Plan. The annual work plan is a detailed listing of
CBBEP projects including performing organization, funding, objectives,
deliverables, and schedule.

Click on the following links for the annual work plan.

FY 2007 Work Plan Part 1 - Part 2
FY 2006 Work Plan Part 1 - Part 2
FY 2005 Work Plan Part 1 - Part 2
FY 2004 Work Plan Part 1 - Part 2
FY 2003 Work Plan Part 1 - Part 2

Click here for more information on project work plans

 

 

Colonial Waterbird Management Plan

These reports of the Colonial Waterbird and Rookery Island Management Plans include field observations and management recommendations based on historical surveys. The plans encompass rookery islands along the central and lower Texas coast.

The purpose is to characterize coastal rookeries, identify habitats and impacts, and to summarize historical population trends. Site-specific recommendations provide resource managers with strategies to improve waterbird breeding success.

Colonial Waterbird and Rookery Island Management Plan- April 2005

Colonial Waterbird and Rookery Island Management Plan- July 2003

 

Special Publications

Prehistoric and Early Historic People and Environment in the Corpus Christi Bay Area - 12 pages

   
Texas Shores: "Recognizing Corpus Christi Bay" - 18 pages Spring 1994
Vol.27, No.1
Seagrass! A Cornerstone of Bay Productivity - 4 pages January 1998
CCBNEP-204
GIS Database of Hypoxia (Low Oxygen), Conditions in Corpus Christi Bay, Volume 1 Technical Report - 61 pages March 2002 Volume 1
Monitoring Hypoxia Conditions in Corpus Christi Bay - 2003 - 152 pages 2003  

 

Fact Sheets

 

What are the Issues? - 5 pages

What is An Estuary? - 5 pages  
Habitat and Living Resource - 3 pages  
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries: The Changing Face of a Landscape Sept. 1996