Corpus Christi Bay Shore and Habitat Restoration Sites: Corpus Christi Bay is home to several shore and habitat restoration sites most of which have been funded at least in part by CMP or CEPRA grants administered by TGLO and funded by NOAA. Some of these sites include:

University Beach

Corpus Christi Beach

McGee Beach

Shamrock Island

Each of these locations was unique in location and orientation along Corpus Christi Bay. Selection of either soft or hard stabilization methods (coastal structures) or a combination of the two was dependent upon specific needs identified for the site. At University Beach (selected as the prototype for site development) a unique blend of groins, detached breakwaters and beach fill placement was applied to stabilize a beach that had been lost along the Ward Island shore since the late 1940's. Both Corpus Christi Beach and McGee Beach have benefited from beach nourishment. A project is underway at Shamrock Island to further reduce erosion of this valuable avian^? and aquatic^? habitat by constructing additional breakwaters to supplement geotube breakwaters and fill placed during previous protective actions^?.