If fish do not make it to a refuge in deeper, more temperature stable water during cold weather, they may die when water temperatures reach a certain threshold. After the first fish kill was reported in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) biologists began the process of assessing kills across multiple bay systems on the coast.
Impacts to Fish from Feb. 2021 Event
An estimated minimum of 3.8 million fish were killed on the Texas coast during the Feb. 2021 freeze event. This fish kill consisted of at least 61 species. Non-recreational species contributed to 91% of the total mortality in numbers of fish. This includes species like Silver Perch, Hardhead Catfish, Pinfish, Bay Anchovy and Striped Mullet. While not sought after by most anglers, non-game fish are ecologically important, providing food for larger game fish as well as adding to the overall diversity of Texas Bays. Recreationally important game species accounted for the other 9% of the total. Of that 9%
At least 3.8 million fish on Texas coast killed by winter storm, TPWD says
Upper and Lower Laguna Madre bays in South Texas were hit the hardest
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Substantial coastal flooding seen at Padre Island National Seashore. (National Park Service Photos)
SAN ANTONIO – The winter freeze killed nearly 4 million fish along the Texas coast in what officials are calling the largest fish kill event since the 1980s.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials released the grim news on Wednesday, nearly a month after fish began dying off due to the water’s frigid temperatures.
The Upper and Lower Laguna Madre bays which are off the South Texas Coast were hit particularly hard, according to TPWD.
Bulldogs rally past Lakers in playoff opener
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Ryan Bousquet (left) of Laconia-Winnisquam-Inter-Lakes tries to control the puck as Belmont-Gilford s Brady Logan looks to knock it away in playoff action last week. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) (
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March 11, 2021LACONIA The two teams that call the Merrill Fay Arena home took to the arena s ice on Wednesday, March 3, for the opening round of the Division III tournament.
While the Laconia-Winnisquam-Inter-Lakes Lakers, playing without two of their top players, got off to a hot start, it was the Belmont-Gilford Bulldogs who finished strong, rallying from a 3-1 first period deficit to pull off a 4-3 win to advance to the quarterfinal round.