February 2010 Mapping a New Path Jennifer Bauer | Fish and Wildlife Technician, Dickinson Marine Laboratory | Oyster Mapping and Restoration Project, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department When most people think of a job as a fisheries technician, they generally think that means working with fish. When... Read More
January 2010 The Often Overlooked Florida Pompano Todd Neahr | Natural Resource Specialist | Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem | Corpus Christi Have you ever thought of breaking away from the same old fishing trip? Do you want to target something different... Read More
December 2009 Maybe It’s Time We Try Something Different for Supper Mark Lingo | Lower Laguna Madre Ecosystem Leader | Brownsville Field Station | Brownsville Over the years I have tried foods that most folks would find down right disgusting, including opossum, nutria, lynx, and... Read More
November 2009 Gar Kevin Willis | Matagorda Bay Ecosystem | Fish and Wildlife Technician | Palacios As a young man, I spent a half-decade paddling the backwaters and oxbows of southeast Texas' Neches River. In search... Read More
October 2009 Know Your Sharks Tonya Wiley | TPWD Fisheries Outreach Specialist | Dickinson When you reel in your next shark, make sure you've got a keeper. New regulations took effect in September, so... Read More
September 2009 The Rocks of Baffin Bay Amy Larimer | Upper Laguna Madre Ecosystem | Fish and Wildlife Technician | Corpus Christi Any angler familiar with the Baffin Bay area knows how dangerous and expensive encounters with the area's rocks and reefs... Read More
August 2009 New Guy on the Block Nicholas Ahrens | Fish and Wildlife Technician | Rockport Texas I pushed the alarm button off on the clock. 5:30 am. I had not slept much. Mostly out of anticipation... Read More
July 2009 Texas’ Marine Fish Stocking Program Robert Vega | Ph.D. Marine Hatcheries Program Leader Texas' 2009 marine fish stocking program has successfully started with captive hatchery red drum and spotted seatrout spawning millions of... Read More
June 2009 Sawfish: Texas’ Lost Species Tonya Wiley | Outreach Specialist | Dickinson Marine Lab Their odd appearance and awesome size made them a prized catch for fishermen along the Texas coast. Net fishermen considered... Read More
May 2009 Where did all these folks come from? Joshua Harper | Natural Resource Specialist | Palacios Field Station | Palacios Fishing pressure on the Texas CoastEverybody knows the feeling. You spend all week looking forward to the big weekend fishing... Read More
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