August 2023 The rise of tropical fish and fish diversity in Texas Lily Walker, Fish and Wildlife Technician, TPWD Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem Team The Texas Slam, which includes the combined catch of a Spotted Seatrout, Redfish, and Southern Flounder in a single day,... Read More
July 2023 Age and Growth of Coastal Spotted Seatrout in Texas Joel Anderson, Facility Manager, Perry R. Bass Research Station One of the main hurdles facing fishery biologists is that the subject of their science occurs under water. For this... Read More
June 2023 The Modern Angler—Understanding the demographics, behaviors, and motivations of the men and women who fish the Texas coast Zachary Olsen | Aransas Bay Ecosystem Fisheries management takes more than understanding the biology and ecology of the fish and invertebrates that live in our waters.... Read More
May 2023 The Trials and Tribulations of Trout Management Vivienette Perez Have you ever come back from a fishing trip and been approached by a group of people in khaki uniforms... Read More
April 2023 Morning Glory J. Ruben Chavez | Hatchery Biologist, CCA Marine Development Center Most coastal anglers in Texas know that the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) stocks millions of fingerlings representing a... Read More
March 2023 Acoustic Tagging Update from Sabine Lake Carey Gelpi PhD and Shambhu Paudel PhD | Sabine Lake Marine Lab Since December 2020, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas A&M University at Galveston have been engaged in an... Read More
February 2023 Grass Island Reef: A Restoration Shuck-ccess Story Evan Pettis | Habitat Assessment Team Lead, TPWD Coastal Fisheries The eastern oyster is a culinary favorite that provides significant economic and cultural benefits to Texas’s coastal residents. As a... Read More
January 2023 Nighttime Flounder Fishing in Texas Julie Hagen Nighttime anglers searching for Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) have at least one thing in common – they don’t mind staying... Read More
December 2022 The Science Behind Our Regulations Annica Lyssy Coming in as a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) intern, I thought I had a decent understanding of what... Read More
November 2022 The elusive, not so elusive Ghost Shrimp Robert Adami, Jr. The Ghost Shrimp is a little animal, rarely seen unless you intentionally go slurping it out from beneath the water’s... Read More