TP&W Field Notes

Navigating the Blue Highways: Sea Turtles as Vital Mobile Habitats and Nutrient Transporters in the Gulf of Mexico

Alicia Walker | Coastal Ecologist | Ecosystem Resource Assessment Team
Widely known as a majestic icon of marine conservation, the ecological roles that a sea turtle plays can be critical...

Baffin’s Bounty: Preserving Baffin’s Vital Underwater Habitat

TPWD Staff
You don’t have to be an angler to know that worms and fishing go together like brisket and BBQs. Many-a-Texan’s...

A Texas Sized Achievement: One Billion Fish Stocked!

TPWD Staff
Introduction The old adage, everything’s bigger in Texas rings true, especially when considering Fisheries Management in our coastal waters. The...

Hook, Line, & Storytime: Red Snapper Recreational Management in Texas

Lizzie Harris | National Academy of Sciences Fellow, Policy and Education Team
Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is economically and culturally significant to the Gulf of Mexico region, with a longstanding history of...

Public Enemy #1: Hardhead Catfish

Jason Ferguson | Ecosystem Leader, Lower Laguna Madre Field Station
You would be hard pressed to come up with a fish species more reviled by recreational anglers on the Texas...

Fisheries Management: Casting Nets and Balancing Budgets

Jason Jaworski | Port O’Connor Field Station
Have you ever wondered about a fisheries manager’s decision-making process? Or how they come to the conclusions they do? There...

The Texas Redfish: A Story of Coastal Fisheries Management and Successful Species Recovery

Joel Anderson (Facility Manager, Perry R. Bass Research Station) and Shane Bonnot (Advocacy Director at Coastal Conservation Association Texas)
The Texas Red Drum, commonly known as Redfish or simply “Red”, has a storied history unique within the annals of...

Flat Not Flounder: The Many Species of Flatfish That Live in Texas Bays and How to Tell Them Apart

Alyx Bradley | Aransas Bay Ecosystem
The sun begins to sink beneath the horizon as you pull up to the boat ramp. You watch as anglers...

Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Baitfish

Jessica Geiskopf & Grant Maresh | Galveston Bay Fisheries Management, Dickinson Marine Lab
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Texas’ coastal fisheries? For many anglers, dreams of...

Texas’ Commercial Fisheries: Data Collection and Trends

Dr. Darin Topping | Commercial Landings Team Leader | Coastal Fisheries Division, Rockport
Texas’ bountiful bays, estuaries, and Gulf of Mexico waters have rich and diverse ecosystems that have long supported economically important...

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