How Do I?
- Register with the National Saltwater Angler Registry?
- Find recreational fishing regulations?
- Report a marine mammal or sea turtle stranding?
- Apply for a fishing permit?
- Import/export fishery products?
- Find a Volunteer coastal restoration effort near me?
- Find a catch and landing information for commercial and recreational fisheries?
Fishery Ecology Branch

Recent Research
- Long-Term Trends in Nekton Populations and Habitat Change in Galveston Island State Park, (1982-2005)
- Wild celery (Vallisneria americana) Beds as Essential Fish Habitat in Estuaries, (2002-2004)
- The Effect of Cell Size on the Habitat Value of Marsh Terraces. (2001- 2003)
- Tracking Created Coastal Salt Marshes of Spartina alterniflora with the Help of a Geographical Information System (GIS).
- Use by Macrofauna of Seagrass Beds Along a Salinity Gradient in Florida Bay. (1997-2001)
- Habitat restoration research: A construction cost versus fishery benefit analysis
- Recruitment Patterns of Early Juvenile Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. (2001- )
- Short-term Effects of the Cessation of Shrimp Trawling on Texas Benthic Habitats.
- Compilation of Data Sets Relevant to the Identification of Essential Fish Habitat on the Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf and Estimations of the Effects of Shrimp Trawling Gear on the Habitat. (2001-2002)
- Origins of Red Drum Stocks: Assessing the Contribution of Different Nursery Grounds Using Biogeochemical Fingerprints . (2001-2003)