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Some experts say the fisheries have still not properly recovered from the devastation of the big freeze, even after TPWD emergency regulations have been lifted.

Record-breaking freezing temperatures were so impactful on Texas’ bay systems that...

Winter weather the week of Feb. 14, 2021 led to fish kill events on the entire Texas coast. If fish do not make it to a refuge in deeper, more temperature stable water during cold weather, they may die when water temperatures reach a certain threshold. After the first fish kill was reported in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) biologists began the process of assessing kills across multiple bay systems on the coast. Impacts to Fish from Feb. 2021 Event   An estimated minimum of 3.8 million fish were killed on the Texas coast during the Feb. 2021 freeze event. This fish...

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