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May 6, 2021

Revealing Tarpon Mysteries (Video)

Heralded for their awe-inspiring jumps and tenacious power, tarpon are the stuff from which fish tales are spun. But over the last couple decades, their populations have taken a serious dive. A group of scientists are […]
February 17, 2021

Report Freeze-Related Tarpon Deaths

“It’s only gonna get worse. I found this approximately 36-inch tarpon floating in the marina harbor….very bad day for the neighborhood.” That Facebook post from Dean Thomas of Slow-ride Guide Services in Aransas Pass was the […]
November 8, 2017

TPWD officials catch tarpon near San Luis Pass

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Derek York recently shared a couple of photos of young tarpon caught while pulling sample nets near San Luis Pass in the Galveston Bay complex. Tarpon are the Texas coast’s most […]
October 25, 2017

Mystery of Texas Tarpon (Video)

Heralded for their awe-inspiring jumps and tenacious power, tarpon are the stuff from which fish tales are spun. But over the last couple decades, their populations have taken a serious dive. Today, a group of scientists […]