TP&W Field Notes

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...

For the Love of Fins and Scales…

Wendy Hammond Tabone
A typical summer intern is usually a youthful college student looking for summer funds and hands-on experience. I am not...

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...

Electronic Logbook Study in Port Aransas

Alice Best | Program Specialist, Rockport
If you're a regular at one of the many recreational docks in Port Aransas, you may have seen me, or...

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...

Thermal Refuges: Protecting Fish During Arctic Fronts

Adriana Leiva, Fish and Wildlife Technician, Upper Laguna Madre Field Station
In 2005 the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a proposal giving authority to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department...

A Summer Well Spent as the Lower Laguna Madre CCA Intern

Abigail Lashbrook, Brownsville Field Station
One does not expect to come face to face with a 7 ft. bull shark (Carcharinus leucas) at 7:30 am...

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