A sand dredging vessel offshore Galveston, Texas Gulf of Mexico coast (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

A sand dredging vessel offshore Galveston, Texas Gulf of Mexico coast

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A dredging vessel, the R.S. Weeks, pumps sand from an offshore sand deposit to be used in a 2017 beach restoration project at McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge. UT is conducting geophysical surveys to locate similar offshore sand deposits that will be used to protect the entire Texas Gulf Coast from coastal erosion.

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Texas General Land Office

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