TPWD Getting Kids Hooked on Fishing

Shane Bonnot | Hatchery Manager | TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division | Sea Center Texas
Most people that are aware of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Stock Enhancement Program have a...

Are the Jellyfish Moving In?

Heidi Heim-Ballew | Upper Laguna Madre Coastal Fisheries Division Intern
Jellyfish are gelatinous organisms that have been in existence for over 500 million years. While pulsating and drifting in the...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...