TP&W Field Notes

The Status of Saltwater Fishing in Texas

Larry McKinney | Director, Coastal Fisheries Division | Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Does it seem to you that there are more and more boats on the bays and in front of you...

Coastal Fisheries 2008 Fishing Forecast

Larry McKinney | Director, Coastal Fisheries Division | Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Texas saltwater fisheries roller coaster: three years ago we shoveled snow and our upper coast was pounded by hurricane Rita....

Coastal Fisheries Research

Britt Bumguardner, Facility Manager, and Bill Karel, Senior Geneticist
The Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department operates a research facility located midway on the Texas...

Getting to Know Aransas Bay

Karen Meador | Ecosystem Leader | Aransas Bay System
The Aransas Bay ecosystem is located on the middle Texas coast. This bay system is composed of two primary estuaries:...

The Poor Man’s Snapper

Mark Lingo | Ecosystem Leader | Lower Laguna Madre | Brownsville
Red snapper are a glamor fish. Look on the cover of any outdoor magazine and you are liable to see...

Big is better – at least where Texas Coastal biological and fishing diversity is concerned

Ed Hegen | Coastal Fisheries Division | Region 2 Director
Surf fishing, jetty fishing, kayaking the back waters of a barrier island, offshore fishing:The diversity and expanse of Texas' coastal...

Coastal Paddling Trails

Bob Spain | Coastal Conservation Coordinator | Austin
I could see a swirl on the water's surface, but couldn't see what had caused it. With the sun in...

Seagrasses in Christmas Bay

Leslie Williams | Natural Resource Specialist | Dickinson Marine Lab
If you've ever had a great day fishing it's a good bet that one of your fish may have spent...

Go with the Flow

Norman Boyd | TPWD Coastal Fisheries Eco-System Leader | San Antonio Bay
It's been discussed in previous issues of TSF-magazine that freshwater inflows are necessary to maintain the health of the ecosystems...

The USTS Texas Clipper: A New Artificial Reef in the Gulf of Mexico

J. Dale Shively | Coordinator | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Artificial Reef Program
What can you do with a historically significant, obsolete, steel-hulled ship that is 473 feet long, weighs about 7,000 tons...

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