TP&W Field Notes

Osmoregulation in Estuarine Fishes

Jason Jaworski | San Antonio Bay Management Team
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

Jared Cullison | Galveston Bay Fisheries Management Team
“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

Tara Topping, M.S. and Darin Topping, PhD
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

Savannah Horton | Coastal Ecologist, TPWD Dickinson Marine Lab
Those who have spent time wading, or rather sinking, into the depths of marsh muds, maneuvering a kayak through fields...

Fishing Dreams and Working Realities

Timothy S. Huebner | Fish and Wildlife Technician, Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station
I knew it would be a fantastic day when I hooked up the trailer and every light worked. All the...

Historic Cold Stuns Sea Turtles

Caren Collins | Matagorda Bay Ecosystem
On February 14, 2021 the entire Lone Star state found itself under a Winter Storm Warning. Sleet and snow blanketed...

Fish For, Eat More Black Drum

Faye Grubbs | Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem Leader
Fisheries Management As fishery managers, our most important job is to ensure the sustainability of the State’s fish and shellfish...

What Can We Learn From An Oyster’s Shape?

Joel Anderson and Polly Hajovsky | Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station
If you are an avid reader of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Field Notes section in this magazine,...

Listening to the Beat of a Different Drum: Using Passive Acoustics as a Tool for Monitoring Fish Populations

Zachary Olsen | Aransas Bay Ecosystem & Philip Souza | University of Texas Marine Science Institute
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

David Norris | Corpus Christi Bay Ecosystem
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-Coastal Fisheries (TPWD-CF) celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the TPWD-CF Sponsored Internship Program. The program began...

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