TP&W Field Notes

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...

Stock Enhancement: A Fisheries Management Tool for All Seasons

Ashley Fincannon | TPWD Coastal Fisheries, CCA Marine Development Center, Hatchery Manager
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

Carey Gelpi | Ph.D. Ecosystem Leader, Sabine Lake Marine Lab
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

Emma Clarkson | Habitat and Assessment Team
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

Hanna Bauer | Policy and Education Team
Many remember the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill that began on April 20th, 2010, when an explosion on a drilling...

Finding Answers Underwater

Allison Baldwin
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?

TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division Staff
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?

Jerad Fuelling | Shrimp Inspection Team
For many coastal anglers in Texas, their fishing trip begins with a quick stop to the local bait shop to...

Protecting and Enhancing Estuary Habitats in the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area by Restoration of Dagger Island

Paul Silva | Ecosystem Resources Program
Redfish Bay contains the northernmost extensive stands of seagrass on the Texas coast and is unique in that it is...

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...

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