Hypersaline Lagoon - Laguna Madre

Coastal Habitats

Bay Habitats

Hypersaline Lagoon: Laguna Madre

Laguna Madre is a hypersaline lagoon, a body of water even saltier than most seawater. These lagoons form where rainfall is low and there's not much inflow of fresh water or seawater.

The laguna's salt-tolerant sea grasses and algae support equally hardy crabs, shrimp and fish.

Bay Habitats

• Mud flats: Corpus Christi
• Sea grass beds: Aransas Bay
• Open bay waters: Galveston Bay
• Hypersaline lagoon: Laguna Madre
• Barrier Island: Padre Island

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