Texas Parks & Wildlife Field Notes

December 2024

Clair Cardwell – CCA-Texas TPWD Summer Intern

A splash breaks the water’s surface as a familiar tail attempts to escape into the deeper safety of the pond....

November 2024

Lindsey Savage and Marybeth Weihbrecht, Restoration and Artificial Reef Team

TPWD’s Artificial Reef Program: Expanding Horizons The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Artificial Reef Program plays a critical role...

Aquaculture is the process of breeding, raising, and harvesting aquatic animals in different settings like tanks, raceways, ponds, or the...

Widely known as a majestic icon of marine conservation, the ecological roles that a sea turtle plays can be critical...

You don’t have to be an angler to know that worms and fishing go together like brisket and BBQs. Many-a-Texan’s...

Introduction The old adage, everything’s bigger in Texas rings true, especially when considering Fisheries Management in our coastal waters. The...

Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is economically and culturally significant to the Gulf of Mexico region, with a longstanding history of...

You would be hard pressed to come up with a fish species more reviled by recreational anglers on the Texas...

Have you ever wondered about a fisheries manager’s decision-making process? Or how they come to the conclusions they do? There...

March 2024

Joel Anderson (Facility Manager, Perry R. Bass Research Station) and Shane Bonnot (Advocacy Director at Coastal Conservation Association Texas)

The Texas Red Drum, commonly known as Redfish or simply “Red”, has a storied history unique within the annals of...

TP&W Field Notes