A Conservation Legacy as Big as Texas - Carter Smith

11/30/22 • 40 min

In this episode of The Gulf Stream, Dr. David Yoskowitz talks with the one and only, Carter Smith. Earlier this year, Carter announced he would be retiring from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department after spending many years as the agency’s executive director. In October, Dr. Yoskowitz was chosen to fill his shoes and lead TPWD following Carter’s tenure. In this candid conversation at TPWD headquarters, Carter and David discuss everything from their earliest and most impactful memories in the outdoors, how they each got started working in conservation, the nationwide "R3" movement, and so much more.

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Fishing and the Future - Dr. Greg Stunz

In this episode of The Gulf Stream, HRI’s Executive Director, Dr. David Yoskowitz, talks with Dr. Greg Stunz, HRI’s Endowed Chair for Fisheries and Ocean Health, the Director of the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation, and soon, the interim Executive Director of HRI as Dr. Yoskowitz transitions into the Executive Director role at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. They discuss their early days at HRI, what inspired Dr. Stunz to study fisheries, the science behind tagging sharks, and the future of sportfish conservation.

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Bay to Table - Brad Lomax

In this episode of The Gulf Stream, guest host Dr. Jennifer Pollack, HRI’s Endowed Chair for Coastal Conservation and Restoration, talks with Brad Lomax, the founder of Corpus Christi’s Water Street Restaurants and Texas’ first permitted oyster farmer. Together, Dr. Pollack and Lomax manage the Sink Your Shucks Oyster Recycling Program. During their conversation, they discuss what inspired Lomax to start Water Street Restaurants, why he dove headfirst into learning how to grow oysters, and his “Bay to Table” philosophy.