TP&W Field Notes

Coastal Fisheries’ 2010 Spring-Summer Activities

Ed Hegen - Regional Director - Rockport
The end of winter is triggered by the lengthening of daylight associated with the approach of spring and summer days....

Is the Laguna Madre Dying?

Amy Larimer | Fish and Wildlife Technician AND Todd Neahr | Natural Resource Specialist | Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem | Corpus Christi
To put it simply, no, the upper Laguna Madre (ULM) is not dying. Some anglers believe that the large amount...

Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Shrimp Inspection Program

Robert Adami, Jr. | Natural Resource Specialist | Corpus Christi
Prior to1998, ponds of the emerging shrimp farm industry were only intermittently inspected by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)....

TPWD’s Response to Coastwide Freeze, 2010

Steven Mitchell, Aquatic Biologist | Upper Coast Kills and Spills Team | Dickinson Marine Laboratory
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

Faye Grubbs*, Ashley Summers, Mark Fisher (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
INTRODUCTION In the 1990s, it was recognized that propeller scars left by boaters were causing significant damage to seagrass beds...

Mapping a New Path

Jennifer Bauer | Fish and Wildlife Technician, Dickinson Marine Laboratory | Oyster Mapping and Restoration Project, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
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

Todd Neahr | Natural Resource Specialist | Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem | Corpus Christi
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

Mark Lingo | Lower Laguna Madre Ecosystem Leader | Brownsville Field Station | Brownsville
Over the years I have tried foods that most folks would find down right disgusting, including opossum, nutria, lynx, and...

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Kevin Willis | Matagorda Bay Ecosystem | Fish and Wildlife Technician | Palacios
As a young man, I spent a half-decade paddling the backwaters and oxbows of southeast Texas' Neches River. In search...

Know Your Sharks

Tonya Wiley | TPWD Fisheries Outreach Specialist | Dickinson
When you reel in your next shark, make sure you've got a keeper. New regulations took effect in September, so...

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