Texas State Fish Hatcheries

Hatcheries comprise an important component of freshwater fisheries management at Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Hatchery-reared fish are used to establish new populations, enhance existing populations, support research efforts, and maintain fisheries in small urban reservoirs where natural production will not meet anglers' needs.

Saltwater

Marine Enhancement Director
Chris Mace, Ph.D - red drum, spotted seatrout, other marine species

Coastal Locations

• CCA Marine Development Center, Corpus Christi
• Sea Center Texas, Lake Jackson
• P.R. Bass Marine Hatchery, Palacios

Statewide Research

P.R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Center, Palacios

Freshwater

Chief, Inland Hatcheries
Todd Engeling

Hatchery Program Directors

Carl Kittel - Hatchery Operations

Neil Pugliese - Temperate Bass, Catfish and Walleye Production

Inland Locations

• A.E. Wood Fish Hatchery, San Marcos
• Dundee Fish Hatchery, Electra
• John D. Parker East Texas Fish Hatchery, Brookeland
• Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery, Graford
• Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens

Statewide Support

Analytical Services Laboratory, San Marcos

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