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TPWD News Release — March 30, 2010

Workshops Offer Chance to Get Involved in Fisheries Management

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department-Coastal Fisheries Division is hosting a series of workshops on how to get involved in the fisheries management process. The staff will provide an overview of why fisheries are managed, how state and federal fisheries management works, which agencies are involved and what each of their roles is and information on upcoming fisheries issues. The goal of the workshops is to provide attendees with the knowledge and understanding needed to become successful participants in the fisheries management process.

Workshops begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at the following locations:

April 15, 2010, TPWD Dickinson Marine Lab, 1502 FM 517 E, Dickinson, TX
April 20, 2010, Calhoun County Fairgrounds, Extension Building Ag Auditorium, 186 County Road 101, Port Lavaca, TX
April 21, 2010, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Natural Resources Center, Room 1003, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX
April 22, 2010, Port Isabel Community Center, 213 Yturria, Port Isabel, TX

For more information please contact Tonya Wiley, TPWD Dickinson Marine Lab, 281-534-0131, tonya.wiley@tpwd.state.tx.us or Art Morris, TPWD Corpus Christi Field Station, 361-825-3356, art.morris@tpwd.state.tx.us.

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