1.0Highland Bayou Watershed Protection Planhttps://agrilife.org/highlandbayouHighland Bayou Watershed Protection Planrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kjO21gvDX2"><a href="https://agrilife.org/highlandbayou/learn-and-teach/estuaries-and-jobs/">Estuaries and Jobs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://agrilife.org/highlandbayou/learn-and-teach/estuaries-and-jobs/embed/#?secret=kjO21gvDX2" width="600" height="338" title="“Estuaries and Jobs” — Highland Bayou Watershed Protection Plan" data-secret="kjO21gvDX2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://agrilife.org/highlandbayou/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Estuaries generate economic activity and support jobs, more than we probably think. Coasts and Estuaries account for a large part of our economy through providing habitat for our fisheries resources. How many jobs do they support and what kind of jobs are they? How do they compare to other economic activities? A report issued by Restore America’s Estuaries in Sept. 2011, “Jobs and Dollars”, details several important conclusions about employment and estuaries : Coastal counties make up only 13% of the U.S. land area, they generate half the... Read More →http://agrilife.org/highlandbayou/files/2013/06/estaries-and-jobs.png