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December 22, 2022

Arctic Blast Raises Coastal Fish Kill Concerns

An arctic blast will enter Texas Thursday afternoon and chill the area to seriously cold levels through Christmas. Concern is growing among coastal anglers over a freeze-related fish kill and as usual in the era of […]
March 17, 2021

Freeze Kills 3.8 Million Fish-Trout Hit Hard

Winter weather the week of Feb. 14, 2021 led to fish kill events on the entire Texas coast. If fish do not make it to a refuge in deeper, more temperature stable water during cold weather, they may […]
March 2, 2021

What is TPWD Saying About Fish Kill?

The Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD), with assistance from the Law Enforcement Division, continues to assess the fish kills along the Texas coast due to the recent winter weather. Freezing events along […]
February 17, 2021

TX Coastal Freeze Kill-Update & Interview

The record-setting freeze event that struck Texas Sunday, has taken a dark turn along the coast as fish kills have been reported from Lower Laguna Madre to the Port O’Connor area. In his latest Higher Calling […]
February 15, 2021

Fish Kills Reported-(Updated)

The historic cold front that has invaded Texas has frozen much of the coastal marsh, backwaters and shallow portions of bays along the coast. The biggest concern for fisheries managers is fish kills and reports are […]
August 25, 2017

Hurricane Harvey’s wildlife and fisheries impact will be immense

As the remnants of category 4 Hurricane Harvey continuing battering Texas, the greatest concern of course is the human tragedy. There is no tragedy like the loss of human life. However, the impact on wildlife and […]