TPWD to open Oyster Harvest Area in Matagorda Bay

AUSTIN –The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is opening TX-18 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Based on samples recently collected by TPWD, TX-18 meets criteria for reopening. These criteria include parameters for oysters reaching certain thresholds based on the abundance of legal-sized oysters three inches or greater.

TPWD will continue to monitorall harvest areas and will open or close areas based on when the respective thresholds are met.