Texas Parks & Wildlife Field Notes

There are a wide variety of mollusk species found in Texas estuarine waters. Most of these species occur as single...

March 2019

Aaron Adams and Heather Biggs | Ecosystem Resources Program Team, Dickinson Marine Lab

Are fish kills on the rise in Galveston Bay? The Upper Texas Coast has had its fair share of fish...

February 2019

Dr. Darin Topping | Commercial Landings Team Leader, Coastal Fisheries Division, Rockport

Honestly, it’s hard to drop a hook down on any of the natural or artificial reef habitats in the Gulf...

Sheepshead, also known as convict fish because of the dark stripes on their sides, are a moderately sought after or...

Stock enhancement is a fisheries management tool used to help supplement wild fish populations by introducing hatchery-reared fish into the...

It’s a beautiful day and you’re out enjoying our wonderful Texas bays and marine waters when you notice Texas Parks...

As a state agency, Texas Parks and Wildlife has always emphasized the importance of getting people outdoors and enjoying the...

In 2007, Dr. Larry McKinney, who was the Director of the TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division at the time, wrote a...

Sharks: if you’ve spent time on the water in Texas bays or the Gulf of Mexico, odds are you have...

On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a category four storm in the small fishing community of Rockport....

TP&W Field Notes