Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Shrimp Inspection Program
Prior to1998, ponds of the emerging shrimp farm industry were only intermittently inspected by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)....
TP&W Field Notes
TPWD’s Response to Coastwide Freeze, 2010
Prior to the 1950s, biologists along the Texas coast were few and far between and getting to a fish kill...
Change in Seagrass Bed Scarring (2007-2009) Using GIS
INTRODUCTION
In the 1990s, it was recognized that propeller scars left by boaters were causing significant damage to seagrass beds...
Mapping a New Path
When most people think of a job as a fisheries technician, they generally think that means working with fish. When...
The Often Overlooked Florida Pompano
Have you ever thought of breaking away from the same old fishing trip? Do you want to target something different...
Maybe It’s Time We Try Something Different for Supper
Over the years I have tried foods that most folks would find down right disgusting, including opossum, nutria, lynx, and...
Gar
As a young man, I spent a half-decade paddling the backwaters and oxbows of southeast Texas' Neches River. In search...
Know Your Sharks
When you reel in your next shark, make sure you've got a keeper. New regulations took effect in September, so...
The Rocks of Baffin Bay
Any angler familiar with the Baffin Bay area knows how dangerous and expensive encounters with the area's rocks and reefs...
New Guy on the Block
I pushed the alarm button off on the clock. 5:30 am. I had not slept much. Mostly out of anticipation...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.
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Chicken-Fried Oysters with Pico Cream
Texas Gulf Coast Oysters are a delicacy found in season most of the year, and our brand of frying them...