TP&W Field Notes

A “Wild” Approach to Stock Enhancement

Tyler Schacht | Natural Resource Specialist, Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Center
Stock enhancement is a fisheries management tool used to help supplement wild fish populations by introducing hatchery-reared fish into the...

Across Space and Seasons: Patterns in Texas Marine Communities

Dr. Tiffany Hopper | Policy & Education Team
It’s a beautiful day and you’re out enjoying our wonderful Texas bays and marine waters when you notice Texas Parks...

Fishin’ and Grinnin’

Delbert Gatlin | Biologist, CCA Marine Development Center
As a state agency, Texas Parks and Wildlife has always emphasized the importance of getting people outdoors and enjoying the...

10 Years Later: A Review of the Impact of the 5-fish Bag Limit for Spotted Seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre

Jason Ferguson | Ecosystem Leader, Lower Laguna Madre Lab
In 2007, Dr. Larry McKinney, who was the Director of the TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division at the time, wrote a...

The Bottom-line on Texas Sharks

Ryan Easton | Biologist, Port O’Connor Marine Lab
Sharks: if you’ve spent time on the water in Texas bays or the Gulf of Mexico, odds are you have...

Assessing the Impacts of Hurricane Harvey on the Fisheries of the Aransas Bay System

Evan Pettis | Biologist, Aransas Bay Marine Lab
On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a category four storm in the small fishing community of Rockport....

Who’s that Lady?

Tom Wagner | Biologist | Rockport Marine Lab
Have you ever cast out into the flats or surf, felt a hard tug followed by a thrashing of water,...

Scuttlebutt at the Boat Ramp

Danielle deVacque | TP&W Intern | Upper Laguna Madre Lab
Like many of you, in the summer of 2016, I spent a lot of time enjoying the great outdoors at...

The Booming Texas Snook Population: Coming Soon To A Bay Near You?​

Joel Anderson | Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station
If you’ve ever caught a snook in Texas, you’re among a select group of anglers. Fishes in the snook family...

Spotted Seatrout of Sabine Lake

Sabine Lake Marine Lab | Port Arthur
Along the Texas coast, spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, are arguably the most highly sought after game fish, and the anglers...

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