Originally Posted by DoubleACRanch
Originally Posted by anthropic
Curious. I'd have thought the stricter conservation zone would be in the warmest parts of the state, but instead it seems to target the driest.

I don’t know the background on that. My guess is because of the seasonal water scarcity in those areas there is probably a greater emphasis not introduce exotics into public waterways to conserve those resources for native species? Not sure if there are any at risk aquatic species up there, but if so, that could be another reason.

That makes some sense. However, tilapia could not possibly survive the winters in west & panhandle Texas, so how could they displace native fish? On the other hand, tilapia definitely can survive winter in southern Texas, but those areas aren't conserved. I'm sure there's a reason, but puzzling.

7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160