Texas Gulf Shrimp Season Closing on Tuesday, May 15
by TBC Press on 05/08/18The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters will close 30 minutes after sunset on Tuesday, May 15 until a still-to-be determined date in July. The average size and abundance of brown shrimp collected in our sampling gear in April indicates that a closure date of May 15th is appropriate, says TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries Science and Policy Branch Chief Mark Lingo. The closure is designed to... READ MORE
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