moxostoma – Redhorses, jumprocks, suckers in general, and other roughfish
Description: Living Fossils and Their Ancestors
Please help support science-based conservation of Alligator Gar populations in Texas by signing our petition ! The implications of these proposed regulations are important to conservation of all gar species, as well as other fishes; your signature is valuable even if you’re not from Texas ! PETITION: Stand with Texas to Protect Alligator Gar from Overharvest
Petition Details: The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is concerned about potential overharvest of the Alligator Gar ( Atractosteus spatula ). Recent scientific research suggests that the species’ stronghold could be threatened if stronger harvest regulations are not established to protect Alligator Gar populations.
TPWD has proposed new rule changes that affect the size and method of how Alligator Gar can be harvested. These rule changes, if put into law, would include a maximum size limit of four feet in length for Alligator Gar from the Trinity River between the I-30 Bridge in Dallas County to the I-10 Bridge in Chambers County. Additionally, bowfishing would be limited to only daylight hours statewide.
moxostoma – Redhorses, jumprocks, suckers in general, and other roughfish