Acoustic Tagging Update from Sabine Lake
Since December 2020, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas A&M University at Galveston have been engaged in an...
TP&W Field Notes
Grass Island Reef: A Restoration Shuck-ccess Story
The eastern oyster is a culinary favorite that provides significant economic and cultural benefits to Texas’s coastal residents. As a...
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...
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...
Gulf Coast Kitchen
Get all the latest coastal cuisine recipes from guides and authors.
Recipe of the month
Hot & Crunchy Speckled Trout with Mango Jalapeño Aioli
My friends Brandon Benton and Mary Anne Gunn shared this recipe with me. It’s got a little coastal kick and...
