Spring rains benefit Matagorda Bay

REPORT FROM THE FIELD

The rain we got down on the coast in April was a blessing.  It was too late for the oysters for this season but if the water temperature was high enough in the bays, it should have helped the oyster spawn.

It definitely helped the shrimp in the estuaries; we now have a crop that looks better than in maybe the last ten years.  Of course this still remains to be seen, the gulf season doesn’t open until July 15, but still what’s been caught in the bays has looked very encouraging.  A steady flow of fresh water year round is what the bays have needed for quite a while.

Buddy Treybig, Commercial Fisherman, Matagorda Texas

 

1 Comment

  1. Roy Mann

    Fresh water flows into Texas’ estuaries must absolutely be maintained, or else the bays and lagoons will become dead zones.

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