April 2019 No Fun for the Cold Stun: Sea Turtle Rescues Liana Lerma It was the first day back at work after the holiday break in January 2018. We all knew it wasn’t... Read More
March 2019 Oysters in Texas Coastal Waters Lance Robinson | Deputy Division Director, Austin There are a wide variety of mollusk species found in Texas estuarine waters. Most of these species occur as single... Read More
March 2019 What’s That Smell? Aaron Adams and Heather Biggs | Ecosystem Resources Program Team, Dickinson Marine Lab Are fish kills on the rise in Galveston Bay? The Upper Texas Coast has had its fair share of fish... Read More
February 2019 Going Vertical for Red Snapper Dr. Darin Topping | Commercial Landings Team Leader, Coastal Fisheries Division, Rockport Honestly, it’s hard to drop a hook down on any of the natural or artificial reef habitats in the Gulf... Read More
January 2019 Sheepshead Biology and Management in Texas Mike Stahl | Biologist, Dickinson Marine Lab Sheepshead, also known as convict fish because of the dark stripes on their sides, are a moderately sought after or... Read More
December 2018 A “Wild” Approach to Stock Enhancement Tyler Schacht | Natural Resource Specialist, Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Center Stock enhancement is a fisheries management tool used to help supplement wild fish populations by introducing hatchery-reared fish into the... Read More
November 2018 Across Space and Seasons: Patterns in Texas Marine Communities Dr. Tiffany Hopper | Policy & Education Team It’s a beautiful day and you’re out enjoying our wonderful Texas bays and marine waters when you notice Texas Parks... Read More
October 2018 Fishin’ and Grinnin’ Delbert Gatlin | Biologist, CCA Marine Development Center As a state agency, Texas Parks and Wildlife has always emphasized the importance of getting people outdoors and enjoying the... Read More
September 2018 10 Years Later: A Review of the Impact of the 5-fish Bag Limit for Spotted Seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre Jason Ferguson | Ecosystem Leader, Lower Laguna Madre Lab In 2007, Dr. Larry McKinney, who was the Director of the TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division at the time, wrote a... Read More
August 2018 The Bottom-line on Texas Sharks Ryan Easton | Biologist, Port O’Connor Marine Lab Sharks: if you’ve spent time on the water in Texas bays or the Gulf of Mexico, odds are you have... Read More