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TPWD to seek public comment on mariculture fee cuts and allowing Gulf‑sourced triploid seed for oyster farms
Summary
TPWD staff proposed reducing cultivated oyster mariculture permit annual fees and indicated the department will publish proposed rule changes and seek public comment; commissioners also directed staff to pursue broader coordination on reef restoration, buybacks, and crop insurance.
The commission authorized staff to publish proposed amendments that would lower annual fees for cultivated oyster (mariculture) permits and discussed a separate request from industry to allow triploid seed derived from Gulf broodstock to be used in Texas farms.
Dr. Lindsay Glass Campbell, Coastal Fisheries Division, presented proposed fee reductions for grow‑out and nursery/hatchery permits. Under the proposal, public‑water grow‑out site fees would fall from $450 per acre per year to $150 per acre per year; the private‑land equivalent would be reduced from $170 per acre to $57 per acre per year. Staff said nursery/hatchery permits tend to be very small and…
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