The Texas Coastal Resources Viewer combines colonial waterbird, coastal fish and coastal water quality data to reveal trends in these coastal resources.
Start by selecting a type of resource to view in the tool bar (colonial waterbirds, coastal fish or water quality), select a point on the map and other filters (such as type of catch for fish) if applicable. Once the appropriate filters are selected, click on a species of bird, fish or water quality parameter to display the associated data.
Data from Texas Colonial Waterbird Society (TCWS)
1. Choose location type from header bar:
2. Click a marker on the map in the left panel
- data aggregated by bayBlue outline of location selected.
Click on "Export as CSV" button to save the data as a spreadsheet
3. In right panel, hover over a type of bird in the species list for image and click for more information from the Audobon Field Guide
White in species list means data available for location selected, grey means no data
4. Click on bird to turn on the graph, click again to turn off
5. Hover over graph to see value
6. Click on multiple birds to compare trends
Use All on/All off buttons to turn on all birds or turn off all birds
Data from TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division Resource Monitoring Program
1. Choose location type from header bar:
2. Click a marker on the map in the left panel
- data aggregated by major areaSampling done by 4 different gear types (methods). Hover over each gear for description and select the one you wish to see results for. By default, results will be the combination of all sampling methods
Choose whether you want results reported as Total Catch or Catch Per Unit Effort, which normalizes the catch by time spent which can be better for comparing results across time periods and regions
Click on "Export as CSV" button to save the data as a spreadsheet
White in species list in the right panel means data available for location selected, grey means no data
3. Click on fish in list to turn on the graph, click again to turn off
4. Hover over graph to see value
5. Click on multiple fish to compare trends
Use All on/All off buttons to turn on all fish or turn off all fish
Data from TCEQ Texas Clean Rivers Program
1. Choose location type from header bar:
2. Click a marker on the map in the left panel
- data by monitoring stationBlue outline of location selected.
Click on "Export as CSV" button to save the data as a spreadsheet
3. Click on parameter in right panel to turn on the graph
4. Hover over graph to see value
Colonial Waterbirds - Texas Colonial Waterbird Society
Coastal Fish - Texas Parks and Wildlife Coastal Fisheries
Water Quality - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Clean Rivers Program; stations selected have most continuous data record available.
The data provided on this site is for informational purposes only.
Absolutely no accuracy or completeness guarantee is implied or intended.