December 2013 Lionfish Stalking Our Bays? Coastal Fisheries Natural Resource Specialists: Leslie D. Hartman (Palacios, Matagorda Bay) & Zachary T. Olsen (Corpus Christi, upper Laguna Madre) Invasive species are a growing global concern in the Gulf of Mexico and the lionfish is rapidly on its way... Read More
November 2013 You, Me, and Debris Gloria Alcaraz | CCA Intern - Lower Laguna Madre | Brownsville Take a moment and imagine that you are on a fishing trip with your family. As you are scouting the... Read More
October 2013 Volunteering on the Coast Kris Shipman You love fishing on the Texas coast, scuba diving in the Gulf, beachcombing along the shore or simply spending time... Read More
September 2013 Employee Profile: Mike Ray | Coastal Fisheries Deputy Division Director Ed Hegen | Lower Coast Regional Director | Rockport "I got to Texas as soon as I could." I never actually heard Mike Ray say this, but I think... Read More
August 2013 Harvest Monitoring and Estimation of Landings Zaida Faye Hagar | CCA/TPWD Summer Intern | Aransas Bay Ecosystem | Rockport In 2011, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division estimated that more than 51,000 spotted seatrout and... Read More
July 2013 Water Spinach - Does it Pose a Threat to Texas Waterways? Robert Adami, Jr. | Natural Resources Specialist V | Corpus Christi Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatic) is a popular green vegetable enjoyed by the Texas Asian American community. The plant is native... Read More
June 2013 Brown Tide in Baffin Bay: A look at what we have learned and what the future may hold Zachary Olsen | Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem Biologist | Corpus Christi In the early 1990s the Baffin Bay area of the Laguna Madre was plagued by what turned out to be... Read More
May 2013 No Boat, No Problem…Go Fish Tom Wagner and Ed Hegen | Rockport Marine Lab Why do people fish? Because they can. Where do people fish? Anywhere they can. For almost forty years Texas Parks... Read More
April 2013 Migration, Gene Flow, and Marine Fishery Management Joel Anderson, TPWD Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station In fishing, as in life, there are few indisputable facts. However, you don't have to be a seasoned angler to... Read More
March 2013 Aging Red Snapper Nicole Carrillo Red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, is a popular game fish and delectable table fare sought after by commercial and recreational fishermen... Read More