Texas Fish & Game

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December 12, 2023

TPWD Closing Two Oyster Areas, Opening Another

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will open TX-19 and TX-20 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 13. At the same time, the department will close TX-13 […]
November 27, 2023

TPWD Closing Oyster Areas Along Coast

Based on recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)-collected samples showing low abundance of legal-sized oysters, beginning 12:01 a.m. Nov. 27, TPWD will close TX-1 and TX-5 in Galveston Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest. TPWD […]
January 1, 2019

TX Wardens Target Illegal Oyster Harvest

Illegal Oyster Harvest Texas game wardens in Calhoun and Aransas counties last week led a multi-agency law enforcement surge operation targeting illegal commercial oyster harvest and possession along the coastal bend, netting more than 140 criminal […]
December 1, 2016

TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest at Conditionally Approved Area TX-7 in Galveston Bay

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-7 in Galveston Bay to commercial oyster harvest on Friday, Dec. 2, due to the undersized and low abundance of market-sized oysters in the area. […]