Project Description
Update, refine, and expand records from the TCWC Collection of Fishes (TAMU) within the Fishes of TX (FOT) database (UT), including revision of existing TCWC records in FOT (~14,000), and the addition of >20,000 novel TCWC records to the FOT.
Conservation Area
Lower Rio Grande Native Fish Conservation Area, Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers Native Fish Conservation Area, Central Coast Rivers and Streams Native Fish Conservation Area, Lower Colorado River Native Fish Conservation Area, Middle Brazos River Native Fish Conservation Area, San Gabriel River Native Fish Conservation Area, Lower Brazos River Native Fish Conservation Area, Southeast Texas Rivers Native Fish Conservation Area, Northeast Texas Rivers Native Fish Conservation AreaNFCA Objectives
- Conduct research to fill critical information gaps
- Organize networks of public and private landowners
Project Hierarchy: High (i.e., timely and urgent, needs to occur within the next 1-3 years)
Estimated Cost Range: $50,000-$100,000
Project Submitted By: Kevin W. Conway, Texas A&M University
Suggested Contact: museum curators at TAMU/UT; Kevin Conway/Dean Hendrickson
Opportunity to bolster FOT records, enabling refinement of species distribution models for FW across state.
Fishes of Texas Project, UT
TPWD SWG grant; Museums of America