A Texas Sized Achievement: One Billion Fish Stocked!
Introduction
The old adage, everything’s bigger in Texas rings true, especially when considering Fisheries Management in our coastal waters. The...
TP&W Field Notes
Hook, Line, & Storytime: Red Snapper Recreational Management in Texas
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
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
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
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
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
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
Texas’ bountiful bays, estuaries, and Gulf of Mexico waters have rich and diverse ecosystems that have long supported economically important...
Becoming an Outdoors Woman Returns to the Texas Coast
“The other way! No, the other way! The other, OTHER way!” If you regularly use a boat ramp, you’ve witnessed...
TPWD Coastal Fisheries Stock Enhancement of Spotted Seatrout - Post Freeze
Stock enhancement is a fisheries management tool used around the world to help supplement wild fish populations by introducing hatchery-reared...
