May 2008 Coastal Fisheries 2008 Fishing Forecast Larry McKinney | Director, Coastal Fisheries Division | Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Texas saltwater fisheries roller coaster: three years ago we shoveled snow and our upper coast was pounded by hurricane Rita.... Read More
April 2008 Coastal Fisheries Research Britt Bumguardner, Facility Manager, and Bill Karel, Senior Geneticist The Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department operates a research facility located midway on the Texas... Read More
March 2008 Getting to Know Aransas Bay Karen Meador | Ecosystem Leader | Aransas Bay System The Aransas Bay ecosystem is located on the middle Texas coast. This bay system is composed of two primary estuaries:... Read More
February 2008 The Poor Man’s Snapper Mark Lingo | Ecosystem Leader | Lower Laguna Madre | Brownsville Red snapper are a glamor fish. Look on the cover of any outdoor magazine and you are liable to see... Read More
January 2008 Big is better – at least where Texas Coastal biological and fishing diversity is concerned Ed Hegen | Coastal Fisheries Division | Region 2 Director Surf fishing, jetty fishing, kayaking the back waters of a barrier island, offshore fishing:The diversity and expanse of Texas' coastal... Read More
December 2007 Coastal Paddling Trails Bob Spain | Coastal Conservation Coordinator | Austin I could see a swirl on the water's surface, but couldn't see what had caused it. With the sun in... Read More
November 2007 Seagrasses in Christmas Bay Leslie Williams | Natural Resource Specialist | Dickinson Marine Lab If you've ever had a great day fishing it's a good bet that one of your fish may have spent... Read More
October 2007 Go with the Flow Norman Boyd | TPWD Coastal Fisheries Eco-System Leader | San Antonio Bay It's been discussed in previous issues of TSF-magazine that freshwater inflows are necessary to maintain the health of the ecosystems... Read More
September 2007 The USTS Texas Clipper: A New Artificial Reef in the Gulf of Mexico J. Dale Shively | Coordinator | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Artificial Reef Program What can you do with a historically significant, obsolete, steel-hulled ship that is 473 feet long, weighs about 7,000 tons... Read More
August 2007 Environmental Flows Protection Legislation Becomes Law Cindy Loeffler | Director Water Resources Branch | Coastal Fisheries Division When the 80th Legislature finally adjourned at midnight on May 28, 2007, Senate Bill 3 had passed. Governor Perry signed... Read More