Carancahua Bay is protected by the State of Texas and locally by the 300-member Carancahua Bay Protection Association.
It is a nursery bay for shrimp, and is a habitat for shellfish including oysters.
Finfish such as the redfish and black drum are commonly caught from the bay by recreational fishermen.
Birds common to the bay include the wood ibis, roseate spoonbill, snowy egret, great-tailed grackle, Louisiana heron, willet, black-necked stilt, northern crested caracara and the black vulture.

During a 2004 assessment of Texas waterways, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found higher than normal levels of bacteria at the mouth of Carancahua Creek and alkaline pH levels, symptomatic of algal bloom.
The issues discovered by the Commission were common in the water bodies examined for the study, and they noted that such issues would be addressed.
Carancahua Bay is protected by the State of Texas and locally by the 300-member Carancahua Bay Protection Association. It is a nursery bay for shrimp, and is a habitat for shellfish including oysters. Finfish such as the redfish and black drum are commonly caught from the bay by recreational fishermen. Birds common to the bay include the wood ibis, roseate spoonbill, snowy egret, great-tailed grackle, Louisiana heron, willet, black-necked stilt, northern crested caracara and the black vulture.
During a 2004 assessment of Texas waterways, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality found higher than normal levels of bacteria at the mouth of Carancahua Creek and alkaline pH levels, symptomatic of algal bloom. The issues discovered by the Commission were common in the water bodies examined for the study, and they noted that such issues would be addressed.
Carancahua Bay