Pat and Shane discuss the impacts of the February 14-19, 2021 freeze event on Texas coastal fisheries, conservation ethics and the responsibility we have as individuals to participate in the recovery of spotted seatrout populations. Pat also provides some historical perspective from his experiences working as a fishing as a guide through freeze events in the 1980's. Tune in to the very end to hear the latest news from Texas Parks and Wildlife regarding emergency rule changes. photo credit: John Blaha

Episode 43: Recovering From the Texas Freeze - A Discussion With Pat Murray

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Sports

David Aparicio is a 3rd generation commercial fishermen and 1st generation oyster farmer, and Mario Marquez is an oyster aquaculture specialist working for Sea Grant. Both men know their way around an oyster. Tune in to learn about oyster farm life, what is required to get an oyster mariculture permit in Texas, farming obstacles and opportunities. Be sure to check out David's company DJ's Oyster Co @djsoysterco on Instagram.

Episode 50: David Aparicio & Mario Marquez

Hannah Kaplan - owner and operator of Barrier Beauties - discusses her oyster farm near Bolivar, the ins and outs of the permitting process, and future possibilities for her operations. Hannah and her team have braved new waters and have found a way to provide a sustainable product to a desperate market. We owe them and all the Texas oyster farming pioneers a big thank you for their entrepreneurial spirit.

Episode 49: Hannah Kaplan

Dr. Mike Wetz joins Shane and John to highlight a new initiative called Bringing Baffin Back. Bringing Baffin Back (BBB) is a sustained commitment to dramatically improve the health of Baffin Bay and the surrounding economy through partnerships between scientists and stakeholders who want the bay to thrive.  Texan By Nature recently selected BBB as one of four projects that will receive up to 18 months of tailored support through its Conservation Wrangler project in 2022. Led by Dr. Michael Wetz, Chair for Coastal Ecosystem Processes at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and Dr. Kiersten Stanzel, Director of Partnerships for the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, BBB consists of a stakeholder group of at least 131 members that seek to address the key issues in the decline of Baffin Bay watershed. Learn more by listening to this episode and watching this video - https://youtu.be/ZPP0V1EnyT4

Episode 48: Bringing Baffin Back

We all want more oysters, and in the process of considering management options for the fishery, we need to prioritize the value of oyster IN the water.

Comment today - https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/feedback/public_comment/proposals/202203_oyster.phtml

Episode 47: More Oysters

Scott McLeod and Mike Weiss are retired TPWD game wardens and residents in Rockport Texas. Listen in as they visit with John Blaha and Shane Bonnot, sharing their perspective on the status of the oyster fishery in Texas.

Episode 43: Recovering From the Texas Freeze - A Discussion With Pat Murray

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