June 2021 $8.8 Billion: How the Money from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Has Enhanced Fishing in Texas Hanna Bauer | Policy and Education Team Many remember the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill that began on April 20th, 2010, when an explosion on a drilling... Read More
May 2021 Finding Answers Underwater Allison Baldwin TPWD Artificial Reef Program The Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) Artificial Reef program was established in 1990 with a guiding... Read More
April 2021 Winter Weather Impacts on Coastal Wildlife: What Does Texas Parks and Wildlife Do to Mitigate Losses? TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division Staff As we continue to thaw out from the winter storm that impacted the state of Texas this year, one question... Read More
March 2021 Live Bait Shrimp Usage in Texas Waters: Are Anglers Switching to Soft Plastics? Jerad Fuelling | Shrimp Inspection Team For many coastal anglers in Texas, their fishing trip begins with a quick stop to the local bait shop to... Read More
February 2021 Protecting and Enhancing Estuary Habitats in the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area by Restoration of Dagger Island Paul Silva | Ecosystem Resources Program Redfish Bay contains the northernmost extensive stands of seagrass on the Texas coast and is unique in that it is... Read More
January 2021 TPWD’s Marine Sportfish Enhancement Program - Stocking Allocation and Site Selection Jeffery Bayer | Hatchery Biologist, Sea Center Texas Marine Fish Hatchery Lake Jackson The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Sportfish Enhancement Program is now in its fourth decade of operation... Read More
December 2020 Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, and Red Tide: Natural Stressor of Our Natural Resources Andres Garcia | Natural Resource Specialist, Lower Laguna Madre The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division manages the marine fisheries of Texas, about four million acres... Read More
November 2020 Has Covid-19 Increased Harvests Along the Gulf Coast? Timothy Proper | San Antonio Bay Ecosystem In the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it has become apparent that some areas of the Texas Gulf Coast... Read More
October 2020 Status of Oyster Reefs in Texas Christine Jensen | Galveston Bay Ecosystem Team Leader Importance of oysters Oyster reefs play a vital role in both the ecosystem and the local economy. They help clean... Read More
September 2020 “Texas-Sized” Red Snapper Dr. Darin Topping | Commercial Landings Team Leader Coastal Fisheries Division, Rockport Bigger is better and in Texas that also goes for red snapper. In fact, the average size of red snapper... Read More