1 Billionth Fish Release Media Kit

Red Drum Fingerling in Hand

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has been stocking saltwater fish into Texas bays for more than 40 years to revitalize historic fisheries and speed up the recovery of overfished stocks. The billionth fish was released on July 31.

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Press Release

TPWD Releases 1 Billionth Fish into Texas Waters

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division released the billionth hatchery-produced fingerling into Texas coastal waters.

File Downloads

Video

✸ Video of Billionth Fish Being Released (mp4)

✸ Interviews with Hildebrand, Yoskowitz, Vega (mp4)

Tyler Schacht Interview Video (mp4)

Fish Stocking B-roll (mp4)

Graphics & Photos

✸ Billionth Fish Release Photos (zip)

Fish Stocking Graphics Download (zip)

Fish Stocking Photos Download (zip)

Official Media Advisory

TPWD to Release 1 Billionth Fish into Texas Waters July 31

Help the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) celebrate a Texas-sized milestone July 31 as biologists release the billionth hatchery-produced fingerling (one-to-two-inch fish).

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