Algae bloom closes Galveston Bay to oyster fishing. By Carol Christian, Houston Chronicle Updated March 13, 2014 11:23 a.m.

But marine scientists and fishing industry officials worry that the spill poses longer-term dangers beneath the surface of the bay’s waters, which are among the most productive in the world and ...

Part of Galveston Bay will be closed to oyster fishing beginning Jan. 17, 2023. Samples collected in southeast Galveston Bay showed oysters were too small of allow continued harvesting, according ...

In 2012, the most recent year for which data is available, nearly 5.8 million pounds of fish were commercially harvested from Galveston Bay, at a combined wholesale value of $16.4 million.