- Texas Cultivated Oyster Mariculture (TX COM)
- Oyster Mariculture in Texas - FAQs
- Biosecurity Protocols for the Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Program| (PDF)
- Download TX COM Permit Application | (PDF)
- TX COM Sites Viewer (Launch App)
- Pending TX COM applications List
- Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Regulations Governing COM Activities
Texas Cultivated Oyster Mariculture (TX COM)
Pending TX COM applications List
During the 86th Texas Legislative Session, HB 1300 granted authority to the Parks and Wildlife Commission to develop an off-bottom oyster mariculture program. A key component of this program is to track proposed oyster mariculture sites and seek public comments of the proposed activity. Comments can be made at the public meeting or through email at oyster.mariculture@tpwd.texas.gov.
| Applicant | Date application received |
Applied acreage |
Shelfish area | Locality | Public meeting location |
Date | Time | Public comments deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Aparicio | 9/1/2021 | 5 acres | TX-14 | Tres Palacios Bay in Matagorda Bay System | Virtual Zoom Meeting | 10/25/2021 | 6PM | 11/4/2021 |
| 1/14/2021 | 8 acres | TX-32 | Aransas County | 3/3/2021 | 6PM | 3/5/2021 | ||
| Texas Sustainable Oysters, LLC | 1/11/2021 | 9.74 acres | TX-1 | Galveston County | 4/14/2021 | 6PM | 4/25/2021 | |
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