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Biology grad students in Kline lab set and haul fish traps to catch the smaller red snapper for the Cooperative Tagging Program

UTRGV students, Jamie Langbein, Marybeth Weihbrecht, Caitlin Brett and Anna Mehner – all wildlife biology grad students in Kline lab set and haul fish traps to catch the smaller red snapper for the Cooperative Tagging Program.  One of the traps came up just absolutely stuffed with triggerfish. They did catch one previously tagged Red …

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Sinking the 110′ Titan

It’s incredibly difficult & expensive to pull all the wood, glass, insulation, wiring, and plastic out of these boats. After the initial boat gutting process we then had to scrape the fuel tanks and bilge clean. We pressure washed them to the point where there was no oily film when rising the water. This work …

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Fisherman of all ages making memories at the RGV REEF off South Padre Island,TX

The Snapper Tagging Kings, Capt. Bryan Ray and RGV Reef Cooperative Tagging program sponsor Max Nichols. Brian has tagged 280 snappers with his “Ray” marked tags, more than any other tagger. Surprise surprise, out fishing with folks from BNSF (they donate and ship us all those concrete railroad ties) we caught one of his tagged …

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Heroes of the RGV Reef

A big thanks to every one of our Heroes for believing in our vision. It’s funny 3-4 years ago we were probably talking to 5 different organizations asking for help. We now have over 30+ Organizations that are assisting us in making RGV REEF the largest industrial-scale nursery reef in the world. We couldn’t of …

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Tagging Volunteer Marybeth Weihbrecht with Captain Victor Gonzalez and son “Pickle” of Capt.

Tagging Volunteer Marybeth Weihbrecht with Captain Victor Gonzalez and son “Pickle” of Capt. Murphy’s Isla Tours fishing at RGV Reef have tagged and released more than 600 undersized Red Snapper this Spring. We get growth and movement info from tag returns. We would like to know if the juveniles that we are raising in RGV …

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