Texas Parks & Wildlife Field Notes

October 2021

Twenty Years: Turning Students into Scientists

David Norris | Corpus Christi Bay Ecosystem

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-Coastal Fisheries (TPWD-CF) celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the TPWD-CF Sponsored Internship Program. The program began...

September 2021

Stock Enhancement: A Fisheries Management Tool for All Seasons

Ashley Fincannon | TPWD Coastal Fisheries, CCA Marine Development Center, Hatchery Manager

The Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is tasked with protecting, managing, and ensuring the...

Over the next two years the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and Texas A&M University at Galveston will partner to...

Oysters in Texas It’s humbling to see how a small bivalve that fits in the palm of your hand has...

Many remember the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill that began on April 20th, 2010, when an explosion on a drilling...

TPWD Artificial Reef Program The Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) Artificial Reef program was established in 1990 with a guiding...

As we continue to thaw out from the winter storm that impacted the state of Texas this year, one question...

For many coastal anglers in Texas, their fishing trip begins with a quick stop to the local bait shop to...

Redfish Bay contains the northernmost extensive stands of seagrass on the Texas coast and is unique in that it is...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Sportfish Enhancement Program is now in its fourth decade of operation...

TP&W Field Notes

Twenty Years: Turning Students into Scientists

Stock Enhancement: A Fisheries Management Tool for All Seasons

Ears in the water, listening for our favorite fish

Oyster Farming Comes to Texas

$8.8 Billion: How the Money from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Has Enhanced Fishing in Texas

Finding Answers Underwater

Winter Weather Impacts on Coastal Wildlife: What Does Texas Parks and Wildlife Do to Mitigate Losses?

Live Bait Shrimp Usage in Texas Waters: Are Anglers Switching to Soft Plastics?

Protecting and Enhancing Estuary Habitats in the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area by Restoration of Dagger Island

TPWD’s Marine Sportfish Enhancement Program - Stocking Allocation and Site Selection

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