Saltwater Fishing Publications

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General Publications

• Commercial Fishing Guide (PDF 1.9 MB)
• Saltwater Bag and Size Limit Wallet Card (PDF 520 KB)
• Spotted Seatrout Regulations (PDF 73.1 KB)
• "takemefishing" Houston brochure (PDF 167.1 KB)
• Bow Fishing in Texas (regulations summary)
  • HTML version
  • PDF version (PDF 107.4 KB)
• Stock Assessment of Blue Crabs in Texas Coastal Waters (PDF 1.3 MB)

Fishing Tip Sheets

• Galveston Island State Park (PDF 115.2 KB)
• Goose Island State Park (PDF 100.5 KB)
• Sabine Pass Battleground State Park and Historic Site (0 B)
• Sea Rim State Park (PDF 127.9 KB)

Diving

• Artificial Reef Program: Scientific Diving Standards (PDF 355.8 KB)

Seagrass

• Seagrass Protection Regulation Brochure (PDF 2 MB)
• Redfish Bay State Scientific Area Brochure (PDF 726.1 KB)

Saltwater Species

• Black Drum Brochure (PDF 657 KB)
• Blue Crab Brochure (PDF 850.4 KB)
• Flounder Brochure (PDF 602.9 KB)
• Oyster Brochure (PDF 818.6 KB)
• Red Drum Brochure (PDF 790.5 KB)
• Red Snapper Brochure (PDF 946.3 KB)
• Seatrout Brochure (PDF 407.7 KB)
• Shrimp Brochure (PDF 681.5 KB)