Join us at the UTMSI Visitor Center in Port Aransas for a series of free presentations about estuary, coastal, and marine environments - led by the scientists who study them.

Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. from January 15th – March 12th. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

January 15th
Of Green Icebergs and Sea Spiders: The Amazing Fifteenth Antarctic Voyage of the Islas Orcadas
Tony Amos, Research Fellow, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute

January 22nd
A Hypochondriac’s Guide to Texas Seafood: Parasites of your Favorite Fishy Dishes
Dr. Chuck Blend, Independent Researcher

January 29th
The March of Folly in Coastal Fisheries of the Upper Gulf of California
Dr. Brad Erisman, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute

February 5th
The Texas Climate and how I Forecast

Alan Holt, Meteorologist at KIII TV, Channel 3

February 12th
Special Panel: Research Medley Panel: Fish Ears, Arctic Temperatures, Bacteria and Tarpon
Graduate Students: John Mohan, Matt Khosh, Shuting Liu and Matt Seeley, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute

February 19th
Birding Sites and Birds of Port Aransas
Scott Holt, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute

February 26th
The Marine Side of the Monarch Butterfly
Dr. Tracy Villareal, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute

March 12th
Nitrogen: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Invited Schewppe speaker, Dr. Iris Anderson, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary