LAGUNA MADRE ESTUARY

The mission of LLMEP is to combine the knowledge, resources and talents of federal, state, and local governments, citizens, industry, agriculture, academics, non-governmental organizations, and other interested parties to identify and develop sound scientific information about the Lower Laguna Madre estuary to create effective management solutions for regional economic development, resiliency and sustainability. Furthermore, LLMEP will facilitate synergies between all stakeholders to promote responsible stewardship of the air, water, land, habitat and infrastructure... The Lower Laguna Madre is an important and unspoiled lagoon ecosystems between the mainland of South Texas and Padre Island. The Lower Laguna Madre Estuary Program was created with the ultimate goal to establish a National Estuary Program for the Lower Laguna Madre.