# Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.217: FINFISH RESEARCH

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.217

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.217
- **Heading:** FINFISH RESEARCH
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.217

## Text

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

(1) the supply, economic value, environment, and breeding habits of the various species of finfish, including red drum and speckled sea trout;

(2) factors affecting the increase or decrease of finfish supply;

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

(4) the effect on finfish of industrial and other types of water pollution in areas naturally frequented by finfish; and

(5) statistical information gathered by the department on the marketing, harvesting, processing, and catching of finfish landed in this state.

(b) The department shall make findings based on the research required by Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The findings shall be filed in the permanent records of the department.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.001 § 66.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.001.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.002 § 66.002. CONSENT TO TAKE FISH FROM PRIVATE WATER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.002.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.003 § 66.003. PLACING EXPLOSIVES OR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN WATER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.003.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.004 § 66.004. TAKING OF FISH BY ELECTRIC SHOCK PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.004.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.005 § 66.005. WILFUL DESTRUCTION OF BOAT, SEINE, OR NET.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.005.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.006 § 66.006. POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL FISHING DEVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.006.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.007 § 66.007. EXOTIC HARMFUL OR POTENTIALLY HARMFUL FISH AND SHELLFISH.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.007.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.008 § 66.008. FISHING FROM BRIDGE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.008.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.009 § 66.009. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.009.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.011 § 66.011. LEAVING FISH TO DIE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.011.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.012 § 66.012. PENALTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.012.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.013 § 66.013. FEDERAL GRANTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.013.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.014 § 66.014. IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLE TRANSPORTING AQUATIC PRODUCTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.014.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.015 § 66.015. INTRODUCTION OF FISH, SHELLFISH, AND AQUATIC PLANTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C66_S66.015.md)

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