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
October 2022 Cold Water Prediction: Using Artificial Intelligence to Protect Sea Life During Winter Freezes Alex Nunez | Ecosystem Resources Program Sudden and severe water temperature drops have resulted in substantial fish kills and sea turtle strandings along the Texas coast.... Read More
September 2022 Blooming Waters Lead to Booming Harvests April Russell | Sea Center Texas Here at Sea Center Texas, Red Drum and Spotted Seatrout are raised in outdoor grow-out ponds as part of the... Read More