TP&W Field Notes

Missing Tarpon Link

Jose Garcia
As we make our way to the boat ramp, the smell of the salt air and the sound of the...

Bird Island Basin Boat Ramp: Gateway to Baffin Bay

Adriana Leiva | Fish and Wildlife Technician | Upper Laguna Madre Field Station, Corpus Christi
Texas has long been known for the big game-fish being caught here for as long as anyone has been keeping...

Future Efforts for Seagrass Conservation in Texas

Karen Meador
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has begun a statewide education and outreach campaign to inform the citizens of...

Oyster Restoration in Galveston Bay Following Hurricane Ike

Charlene Drake
Hurricane Ike made landfall September 13, 2008 on the upper Texas coast. Visible damage was apparent everywhere. Over 80% of...

30 Years of Coastal Fish Hatcheries

Dr. Robert Vega
Coastal Fisheries hatcheries staff and 60 honored guests celebrated 30 Years of Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) saltwater fish...

How to Measure Fish

Lee Schoech
Throughout the summer, as an intern for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division, I learned many biological...

No Washing Machine in My Marsh!

Lillian Gasca
A washing machine in the marsh! A washing machine in MY marsh! As I drove north on highway FM 136...

Fisheries in Berlin

Ed Hegen
Dateline: Berlin, Germany, August 2011. Germans and Berliners are remembering the 50-year anniversary of the erection of the wall that...

What’s In a Fish Name?

Josh Harper | Natural Resource Specialist | Palacios Field Station | Palacios, Texas
So a Texan, a Cajun, and a Mexican go fishing together, and pretty soon the Texan catches a large croaking...

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...

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