Nighttime Flounder Fishing in Texas
Nighttime anglers searching for Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) have at least one thing in common – they don’t mind staying...
TP&W Field Notes
The Science Behind Our Regulations
Coming in as a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) intern, I thought I had a decent understanding of what...
The elusive, not so elusive Ghost Shrimp
The Ghost Shrimp is a little animal, rarely seen unless you intentionally go slurping it out from beneath the water’s...
Cold Water Prediction: Using Artificial Intelligence to Protect Sea Life During Winter Freezes
Sudden and severe water temperature drops have resulted in substantial fish kills and sea turtle strandings along the Texas coast....
Blooming Waters Lead to Booming Harvests
Here at Sea Center Texas, Red Drum and Spotted Seatrout are raised in outdoor grow-out ponds as part of the...
Forage Fish and 2021 Texas Winter Storm Uri
The 2021 Texas winter storm Uri was truly an unprecedented event that not only impacted the lives of thousands of...
Osmoregulation in Estuarine Fishes
It might come as no surprise to some people that Texas’ coastal bays are constantly changing. Climate, seasons, weather, tides,...
The Slammin’ Species of Galveston Bay
“What did you use for bait?” “How long have you been on the water?” and “Were you fishing for a...
Red Snapper Management: The past, present, and future
There’s a famous saying from Benjamin Franklin that, “nothing in this world is certain except death and taxes,” but the...
Give Me Shelter – Protecting Coastal Wetlands Through Habitat Assessment
Those who have spent time wading, or rather sinking, into the depths of marsh muds, maneuvering a kayak through fields...
