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05:10, 26 July 2010 (UTC)reply
I made several
copyedits and added links, please review to make sure I didn't mess anything up. Other comments:
"and serves as an instrument for the propagation of fish and shellfish." calling the bay "an instrument" is an idiomatic expression that doesn't quite seem to work here
"Industry and the production of oil are equally important to the surrounding economies of the major settlements of Corpus Christi and Portland." Equally important as what? This is the first sentence of a new paragraph, so there's nothing to compare to.
"After being rejected by the railroad in 1905" "Being rejected" might need to be spelled out a little more explicitly for the reader unaware of the Railroad and its effects on smaller communities in early 20th century America
"To the north of the bay, the Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company controlled a large segment of San Patricio County for ranching purposes at the end of the Texas Revolution." little unclear: did they only control the area at the end of the Revolution, or did they do ranching at the end of the Revolution? Also, the phrase "ranching purposes" is awkward.
"In the early 1970s, recreational fishing accounted for a yearly total of $17 million at the site, while commercial fishermen produced $27.3 million." What do these #'s mean? 17 million $ worth of fish was caught? Sale of fishing gear and licenses was 17 mil?
"…which affects the composition of filter feeders such as oysters." "affects the composition" sounds like a polite way to say it contaminates the oysters, rendering them unhealthy for human consumption.
What is the Bay's area? (the "Project Overview" link in the TMDL project link above has this info; this document also mentions the bay plays a role in "storm protection"-any more info about that?)
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