Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 77.004 — RESEARCH PROGRAM

PW § 77.004Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part D. CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS · Ch. 77. SHRIMP · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a)The department shall conduct continuous research and study of:

(1)the supply, economic value, environment, and reproductive characteristics of the various economically important species of shrimp;

(2)factors affecting the increase or decrease in shrimp stocks in both an annual and long-term cycle;

(3)the use and effectiveness of trawls, nets, and other devices for the taking of shrimp;

(4)industrial and other pollution of the water naturally frequented by shrimp;

(5)statistical information gathered by the department on the marketing, harvesting, processing, and catching of shrimp landed at points in the state;

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Legislative history

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 1985.