Coastal Fisheries
We manage saltwater habitats to ensure sustainable populations of marine life.
- Conduct research to support marine life management goals.
- Conserve and restore coastal habitats including offshore artificial reefs.
- Ensure adequate freshwater inputs to the state's bays and estuaries to maintain healthy water and aquatic habitats.
- Operate saltwater hatcheries, monitoring and stocking programs to support recreational and commercial fishing.
Career Opportunities
- Scientists
Marine fisheries and hatchery biologists, research scientists, geneticists, ecologists, hydrologists, engineers, statisticians - Technicians
Field technicians, mechanics, construction tradesmen, research assistants, equipment operators - Geographic Information Specialists
Computer scientists, geographers, analysts - Boat Captains
Airboats, bay boats, oceangoing vessels - Divers
Scientific divers, decompression divers, mixed-gas divers - Education and Community Specialists
Outreach event coordinators, angler and boater education instructors, volunteer coordinators
Why We Love it Here
- Have Texas' beautiful bays, estuaries and Gulf waters as our office
- Conduct vital cutting-edge research on marine ecosystems
- Work with world-class scientists
- Be an important part of the nation's longest-running marine fisheries sampling program
