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Description: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department proposes an amendment to 31 TAC §58.21, concerning Taking or Attempting to Take Oysters from Public Oyster Beds: General Rules. The proposed amendment would temporarily prohibit the harvest of oysters for two years within the boundaries of restoration areas on two reefs: one site in Conditionally Approved Area TX-7 in Galveston Bay (East Redfish Reef, approximately 42.6 acres), and one site in Conditionally Approved Area TX-6 in Galveston Bay (North Dollar Reef, 21.8 acres). The proposed amendment would temporarily close a total of 64.4 acres of oyster reef for two years. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) regulates shellfish sanitation and designates specific areas where oysters may be harvested for human consumption. The designation of "Conditionally Approved" or "Approved" is determined by DSHS. The temporary closures will allow for the planting of oyster cultch to repopulate in those areas and enough time for those oysters to reach legal size for harvest. Oyster cultch is the material to which oyster spat (juvenile oysters) attach in order to create an oyster bed. (A) Galveston Bay. (i) East Redfish Reef. The area within the boundaries of a line beginning at 29o 30’ 10.95”N, 94o 49’ 29.21”W (29.503043, -94.824781, corner marker buoy A); thence to 29o 30’ 16.31”N, 94o 49’ 15.68”W (29.50453, -94.821024, corner marker buoy B); thence to 29o 30’ 03.79”N, 94o 49’ 08.97”W (29.501053, -94.819161, corner marker buoy C); thence to 29o 29’ 58.12” N, 94o 49’ 22.24” W (29.49948, -94.822844, corner marker buoy D); thence back to corner marker buoy A. (ii) North Dollar Reef. The area within the boundaries of a line beginning at 29o 27’ 36.09” N, 94o 54’ 24.97”W (29.460025, -94.873606, corner marker buoy A); thence to 29o 27’ 43.72” N, 94o 52’ 09.05”W (29.462146, -94.86918, corner marker buoy B); thence to 29o 27’ 38.66”N, 94o 52’ 05.80”W (29.460738, -94.868278, corner marker buoy C); thence to 29o 27’ 30.93”N, 94o 52’ 21.71” W (29.458593, -94.872699, corner marker buoy D); and thence back to corner marker buoy A.Dollar Reef HSE Mitigation Site. The area within the boundaries of a line beginning at 29° 27’ 22.92"N, 94° 53’ 46.44"W (29.456367°N, -94.896233°W, corner marker buoy A); thence to, 29° 27’ 13.62"N, 94° 53’ 23.80"W (29.453784°N, -94.889944°W, corner marker buoy B); thence to, 29° 26’ 51.77"N, 94° 53’ 40.51"W (29.447713°N, -94.894587°W, corner marker buoy C); thence to, 29° 27’ 18.96"N, 94° 53’ 49.96"W (29.455265°N, -94.897211°W, corner marker buoy D); and thence back to corner marker buoy A.The oyster restoration areas in Galveston Bay that will be temporarily closed for two harvest seasons include:<ul><li>Galveston Bay – 543 acres<ul><li>Desperation Reef – 14 acres<ul><li>Restoration acreage – 14 acres</li></ul></li><li>Dollar Reef – 529 acres<ul><li>Restoration acreage- 139 acres</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>The temporarily closed oyster restoration areas in the Galveston Bay Complex will reopen for public harvest on Nov. 1, 2026.These temporary closures allow recently restored reefs time to recruit new oysters and grow until the reef is healthy enough to be harvested.

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