Redfish numbers in both bay systems are strong, too. Galveston Bay system’s sampling produced a record number of redfish measuring more than 28 inches, Fisher said.

Invasion of foreign species threatens Galveston Bay watershedFirst-ever tally lists 296 exotic plants, animals. ... a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

In 2012, the most recent year for which data is available, nearly 5.8 million pounds of fish were commercially harvested from Galveston Bay, at a combined wholesale value of $16.4 million.

In years past, 60 tagged redfish were released along the 600 miles of the coastline. Due to the winter freeze impact on certain fish species, the CCA changed the format for the first time in 31 years.

But Galveston Bay fish were picking up toxins long before the channel dredging project. ... Speckled trout are the most popular target species for Texas' million-plus recreational anglers, ...

The recent flooding in Southeast Texas has forced a deluge of freshwater into local bay systems, moving saltwater fish species and threatening oysters.

Texas beachgoer finds 'strange' fish washed ashore from Galveston Bay By Priscilla Aguirre , Senior Trending Reporter Jan 13, 2023 A beachgoer found something unusual while walking the shores ...

Beachgoers found miles of dead fish along Galveston last weekend. Penny Pereboom posted a video on Facebook on Sunday, September 10, showing "seas of dead fish" that washed up along the coast in ...

Those effects have been particularly pronounced on the upper coast, where the Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake systems, both fed by rivers that have been swelled with runoff almost continuously since ...

In Galveston Bay alone, more than 50 percent of the oyster reefs have been damaged or destroyed in recent years, in part because of major hurricanes like Ike and Harvey. But neighbors living by ...