The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-1 in Galveston Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 17, 2023. This area was previously closed on Jan. 7 by the Texas Department of State Health Services due to elevated lab results.
All areas currently closed to harvest will continue to be monitored by TPWD and will reopen when criteria thresholds are met. As of 12:01 a.m. Jan. 17, 2023 these areas will be open to public oyster harvest:
Galveston Bay
Matagorda Bay
Corpus Christi Bay
Lower Laguna Madre
Aransas Bay
A map showing oyster harvesting areas as well as the most up-to-date status information on each TX area can be found on the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) website.
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