Contractors in Port Mansfield have enlarged an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico.
The “Habitat for Today for Fish Tomorrow” project is a joint effort by the Coastal Conservation Association and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. More than 4,000 concrete culvert pipes augmented previously submerged concrete box culverts and an old boat that was sunk in 2010.
The goal was to create a sea floor with nooks and crannies that attract fish. The man-made reef, less than 8 miles from the jetties at the land cut on South Padre Island, now provides more than five times its previous habitat for structure-loving fish such as red snapper—good news for sport fishing enthusiasts and the guides in the area.
“CCA Texas contributed $50,000 toward the total cost of about $537,000 to expand the existing reef, which already had an old tug boat and about 800 culverts,” CCA’s John Blaha said. “We can’t give enough credit to our partners at TPWD and Alamo Concrete Products.”
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