What Can We Learn From An Oyster’s Shape?
If you are an avid reader of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Field Notes section in this magazine,...
TP&W Field Notes
Listening to the Beat of a Different Drum: Using Passive Acoustics as a Tool for Monitoring Fish Populations
The drag on the reel began to tick, slowly at first and then steadily increasing as the rod tip bent...
Twenty Years: Turning Students into Scientists
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-Coastal Fisheries (TPWD-CF) celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the TPWD-CF Sponsored Internship Program. The program began...
Stock Enhancement: A Fisheries Management Tool for All Seasons
The Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is tasked with protecting, managing, and ensuring the...
Ears in the water, listening for our favorite fish
Over the next two years the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and Texas A&M University at Galveston will partner to...
Oyster Farming Comes to Texas
Oysters in Texas
It’s humbling to see how a small bivalve that fits in the palm of your hand has...
$8.8 Billion: How the Money from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Has Enhanced Fishing in Texas
Many remember the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill that began on April 20th, 2010, when an explosion on a drilling...
Finding Answers Underwater
TPWD Artificial Reef Program
The Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) Artificial Reef program was established in 1990 with a guiding...
Winter Weather Impacts on Coastal Wildlife: What Does Texas Parks and Wildlife Do to Mitigate Losses?
As we continue to thaw out from the winter storm that impacted the state of Texas this year, one question...
Live Bait Shrimp Usage in Texas Waters: Are Anglers Switching to Soft Plastics?
For many coastal anglers in Texas, their fishing trip begins with a quick stop to the local bait shop to...
