Seeing Red?

Noemi Matos | TPWD – Coastal Fisheries | Resource Specialist Brownsville Field Station | Brownsville, TX
Red tide was likely first documented by the Spaniards in 1530. Spanish explorer Nunez De Vaca recorded stories by Florida...

Gill Net Wrangler

Jenny Detert | TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division | Summer Intern | Palacios, Texas
First day of my internship, up at the crack of dawn, I am awed by the sun's rays rising from...

What Diversity We Have

James Sanchez, Summer Intern, Aransas Bay Ecosystem, Rockport
Picture a beautiful morning along a shoreline in Aransas Bay. You get out of your boat for the days first...

Fish and Wildlife Technician

Luis Uballe, Jr. - Fish and Wildlife Technician - Aransas Bay Ecosystem Team
There is many a time that someone asks me, What do you do for a living? If I were to...

South Bay Seagrasses

William E. Thompson, Natural Resource Specialist, and Mark Lingo, Ecosystem Leader, Brownsville
Does the following scenario sound familiar to you? It is one of those picture perfect days. The sun is just...

Sharks for a Mile

Bobby J. Johnson, Summer Intern, Rockport Marine Lab
The adventure began at 6:00 a.m. May 28, 2010. Winds were calm and waves were non-existent. I was aboard the...

Texas Coast Freezes February 2011

Noemi Matos | Resource Specialist | Brownsville Field Station
The Texas coastline experienced frigid temperatures between the mornings of Tuesday, February 1, and Saturday, February 5, 2011, as a...