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
August 2020 Microplastics: A Closer Look Justin Cournoyer | Coastal Ecologist, Dickinson Marine Lab Over half a century ago, the mass production of plastics rapidly changed the world and was hailed for raising our... Read More
July 2020 One fish, two fish, redfish, broodfish! Tyler Schacht | Hatchery Team Leader, Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station Stock enhancement is a fisheries management tool used around the world to help supplement wild fish populations by introducing hatchery-reared... Read More
June 2020 Texas House Bill 51 – Creating a Legacy Leslie Hartman | Matagorda Bay Ecosystem Leader Many coastal communities rely on the economic and ecological impacts of oyster reefs. Oysters filter water, provide storm protection, create... Read More
May 2020 Trout Trends in the Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem: The Past 10 Years Chas Downey | Fish and Wildlife Technician, Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem One of the most sought-after sportfish in Texas is spotted seatrout. They commonly live nine to ten years and have... Read More
April 2020 Protecting Our Island Nurseries Owen Fitzsimmons | Webless Migratory Game Bird Program Leader, TPWD In the spring of 1920, biologist T. Gilbert Pearson set out on the “Jim Duke,” a boat owned and operated... Read More