April 2015 Benefits of Live-release Fishing Tournaments Greg Purtle | Upper Laguna Madre Coastal Fisheries Division Intern As a marine biology student at Texas A&M University and Corpus Christi resident for the last three years, I've had... Read More
March 2015 Fish Consumption Advisories Kevin Son | TPWD Intern | San Antonio Bay Ecosystem | Port O’Connor Coastal anglers are probably most familiar with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) because of its Coastal Fisheries Division.... Read More
February 2015 Flatfish Don’t Start Out Flat Scott J. Walker, Ph.D. | Biologist | CCA Marine Development Center | Corpus Christi Of all the different groups of fishes in the world, flatfishes (flounder, sole, halibut, turbot, plaice and tonguefish) are arguably... Read More
January 2015 Shark Tagging Ashley Roesner | Summer Intern | TPWD Dickinson Marine Laboratory Longline offshore fishing trips with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries employees are some of the most thrilling... Read More
December 2014 Dynamics of a Salty Regime Holly Grand | Fisheries Technician | Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem Field Station, Corpus Christi Formed about 2,500 years ago, the Laguna Madre is situated between the Texas mainland and Padre Island. It is characterized... Read More
November 2014 How Old Is That Fish? Jason Ferguson | Fisheries Biologist | Lower Laguna Madre Ecosystem Field Station, Brownsville I typically receive several questions each month from anglers who want to know the age of a fish they have... Read More
October 2014 Sun, Sand, and Seaweed: Sargassum on Texas Beaches Maria Cooksey | Summer Intern | Lower Laguna Madre Ecosystem If you have taken a trip to any of Texas' beautiful beaches this summer, you may have been met with... Read More
September 2014 Sea Center Texas WANTS YOU Mary Helen Israel | Volunteer | Sea Center Texas, Lake Jackson Sea Center Texas has one of the most versatile and active volunteer groups in the Texas Parks and Wildlife system.... Read More
August 2014 Tigers In The Gulf? Ya Sheng Juan, Ph.D. | Aquaculture Liaison/Inspector | Lower Laguna Madre Ecosystem Field Station The Asian black tiger shrimp is spreading through the Gulf of Mexico, and the presence of this nonindigenous shrimp has... Read More
July 2014 More Than Meets the Eye... Brian Bartram | Fisheries Biologist | Aransas Bay Ecosystem Field Station, Rockport We've all heard the clich, "A picture is worth a thousand words." In the fisheries world, this mantra holds especially... Read More