20221026 13484900 1.0 TRUE Map Oyster harvest and trade are managed jointly by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Department of Health under guidelines from the National Shellfish Sanitation Program and the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference. Oyster shipping and processing is regulated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Department of Health, and the National Shellfish Sanitation Program. Historically, the Texas Legislature has managed the State's oyster fishery. However, since 1985, a trend of increasing authority being delegated to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for adjusting the season and enforcing laws has been evident. Under House Bill 1300, the Texas Legislature has directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to develop rules that would allow the commercial production of oysters within in Texas coastal waters. The purpose of the Cultivated Oysters Mariculture (COM) Sites Project is to allow the public, potential applicants and department staff the ability to review proposed and permitted sites within Texas bays and estuaries that are to be used for off-bottom commercial oyster mariculture. Providing a visual reference of each proposed site will provide guidance to potential applicants to ensure their proposed site does not overlap or otherwise conflict with an existing permitted area or another proposed site. Additionally, this information will allow interested members of the public to provide comments to the department regarding the proposed project and specific location that will be used in reviewing the application. The map viewer will be in the form of a story Map reflecting permitted and pending sites as well as an interactive tab. Multiple ArcGIS Online web maps and hosted feature layers have been used to create the final product. TPWD Mariculture Oyster Coastal Fisheries TDSHS Shellfish Texas Bays Estuaries Shellfish Harvesting Coastal Fisheries The Hosted Feature layer of the Cultivated Oysters Mariculture (COM) Sites Project; a map viewer to future COM applicants to utilize in making a learned decision as to what waterbody areas are already permitted. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries, Johanna Valente This dataset or map product was generated from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Geographic Information System (GIS). It is intended for general informational purposes only and may not have been prepared for or be suitable for legal, engineering, or surveying purposes. While the TPWD will regularly review, update, and expand this application, information may not be complete or may have been modified or changed since publication or latest update of this dataset. 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