November 2015 We're Not Alone! Norman Boyd | San Antonio Bay Ecosystem Leader One of the characteristics of fishing that makes it so challenging is that you can't usually see your quarry. Our... Read More
October 2015 Drumming Up Some Fun David Norris | Aransas Bay CCA Intern During my Coastal Conservation Association sponsored internship with the Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentCoastal Fisheries Division in the Aransas Bay... Read More
September 2015 Green Sea Turtle DNA Research Joel Anderson | Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station | Texas Parks and Wildlife There are seven species of sea turtles in the world today. Generally, these species have tropical distributions (existing near the... Read More
August 2015 Sharks of Sabine Lake Terry D. Stelly | Port Arthur Marine Lab Texas coastal anglers often target red drum, spotted seatrout, and southern flounder, often called "The Big Three." For those making... Read More
July 2015 TPWD Getting Kids Hooked on Fishing Shane Bonnot | Hatchery Manager | TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division | Sea Center Texas Most people that are aware of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Stock Enhancement Program have a... Read More
June 2015 iSnapper: A “Smart” Solution to Improve Red Snapper Management Tara Topping, M.S., and Greg Stunz, Ph.D. There is something that draws people to the Texas Gulf Coast. It might be the beautiful sunrises, or the relaxing... Read More
May 2015 Are the Jellyfish Moving In? Heidi Heim-Ballew | Upper Laguna Madre Coastal Fisheries Division Intern Jellyfish are gelatinous organisms that have been in existence for over 500 million years. While pulsating and drifting in the... Read More
April 2015 Benefits of Live-release Fishing Tournaments Greg Purtle | Upper Laguna Madre Coastal Fisheries Division Intern As a marine biology student at Texas A&M University and Corpus Christi resident for the last three years, I've had... Read More
March 2015 Fish Consumption Advisories Kevin Son | TPWD Intern | San Antonio Bay Ecosystem | Port O’Connor Coastal anglers are probably most familiar with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) because of its Coastal Fisheries Division.... Read More
February 2015 Flatfish Don’t Start Out Flat Scott J. Walker, Ph.D. | Biologist | CCA Marine Development Center | Corpus Christi Of all the different groups of fishes in the world, flatfishes (flounder, sole, halibut, turbot, plaice and tonguefish) are arguably... Read More