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Texas Terrapin Research Updates on Terrapin Research in Texas Aaron Baxter Mandi Gordon Research Specialist II Senior Biologist Center for Coastal Studies Environmental Institute of Houston Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi University of Houston – Clear Lake Natural Resources Center 3200 2700 Bay Area Blvd. 6300 Ocean Dr. Unit 5866 Box 540 Corpus Christi, TX 78412 Houston, TX, 77058 [email protected], 361-825-3659 [email protected]; 281-283-3794 Gulf States Marine fisheries Commission – TCC Crab Subcommittee Meeting March 11, 2021 Mission Study Areas - TAMUCC River Missio Houston n Bay San Antonio Copano Aransas Bay River Aransas Bay Mission - Aransas Estuary Nueces Estuary Nueces Delta Nueces River Nueces Bay Past Terrapin Research at Center for Coastal Studies (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) • Population Surveys • Nueces, Copano, Oso Bays • Bycatch Reduction Studies • Nueces and Mission-Aransas Estuaries • Physiological Stressors Study • Affects of salinity on stress • Nueces, Copano, Oso Bays • Nesting Beach Identification Studies • Nueces and Mission-Aransas Estuaries • Cold Weather Behavioral Study • Movements during winter months • Nueces Bay Current/Future Terrapin Research at Center for Coastal Studies • Continued population surveys • When funding/time permits • Limited sampling events of the past several years due to these restraints • eDNA Study • Funded by Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program • Sampling to begin Spring 2021 • Seeks to development an eDNA assay for detection of terrapins in Texas Coastal Bend. Partners Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas Turtles UHCL-EIH Terrapin Monitoring Program th • Entering 14 year (2008-present) • Covers 9 counties & 5 major bay systems • Over 1,000 marked turtles state-wide • 6 grant funded studies (2008-2015; 2016-2017) • Population Study on Deer Island (HZA 2008) • Mid-Coast Complex Surveys (USFWS 2009) • Population Status & Demographics (Sea Grant 2010-2012) • By-Catch Study (TPWD & USFWS 2012-2014) • Mid- & Upper Texas Coast Surveys (TPWD SWG 2014) • Continued Monitoring (THS 2016-2017) https://www.uhcl.edu/environmental-institute/research/current-projects/terrapin-life-history UHCL-EIH Terrapin Monitoring Program th • Entering 14 year (2008-present) • Covers 9 counties & 5 major bay systems • Over 1,000 marked turtles state-wide • 6 grant funded studies (2008-2015; 2016-2017) • 5 graduate theses (2011-2015) • Abundance & Movement (Haskett [Ondracek] 2011) • Activity & Habitat Selection (Clarkson 2012) • Genetic Variation (Glenos [Gynego] 2013) • Nesting Ecology (George 2014) • Diet, Habitat, & Prey Availability (Alleman 2015) https://www.uhcl.edu/environmental-institute/research/current-projects/terrapin-life-history UHCL-EIH Terrapin Monitoring Program th • Entering 14 year (2008-present) • Covers 9 counties & 5 major bay systems • Over 1,000 marked turtles state-wide • 6 grant funded studies (2008-2015; 2016-2017) • 5 graduate theses (2011-2015) • Future Plans • Continued population monitoring (unfunded) • Potential nesting beach surveys (unfunded) • Continued compilation of anecdotal and citizen science based reports (unfunded) https://www.uhcl.edu/environmental-institute/research/current-projects/terrapin-life-history Current and Historic Capture Rates Random Terrapin Captures (2008-2020) and Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE; 2014-2020) 225 1.0 F M 0.9 U 0.8 CPUE CPUE (# turtles/hr) 0.7 150 TPWD SPR-0504-383 0.6 0.5 0.4 75 0.3 Total # Captures Total 0.2 0.1 0 0.0 TPWD SPR-0504-383 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 18 agencies representing 5 states Gulf Coast-Wide Terrapin Conservation Action Plan Thank You! Aaron Baxter Mandi Gordon Research Specialist II Senior Biologist Center for Coastal Studies Environmental Institute of Houston Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi University of Houston – Clear Lake Natural Resources Center 3200 2700 Bay Area Blvd. 6300 Ocean Dr. Unit 5866 Box 540 Corpus Christi, TX 78412 Houston, TX, 77058 [email protected], 361-825-3659 [email protected]; 281-283-3794 Gulf States Marine fisheries Commission – TCC Crab Subcommittee Meeting March 11, 2021.
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