while this seems out of East TX interest, often hear of folks going to the Gulf Coast to fish and bird watch, so this is important to all of us.   The  Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program plans to work in a 515 square-miles area of bays, estuaries & bayous in the Copano, Aransas, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Baffin & upper Lagune Madre Bay systems.  The group’s goal is to protect & restore the health & productivity of the bays & estuaries while supporting continued economic growth & public use of the bays.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM covers 28 estuaries along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts as well as Puerto Rico.