State, federal commercial shrimp season reopens

The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for state and federal waters reopened 30 minutes after sunset on Monday, July 15.Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division uses data from samples collected during routine trawls and bag seines in June to determine a reopening date that best maximizes benefits to the industry and public. “The annual mid-May cl...

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