Highlights
Movin’ on Up
Assessing mangrove expansion in the U.S. Climate change is altering ecosystems and shifting range limits for many species. With warming winter temperatures, mangrove forests encroach on salt marshes in temperate and subtropical areas. This transition zone can be quite dynamic...
UTMSI Bids Fond Farewell to Dr. Connie Arnold
Dr. Connie Arnold passed away on Saturday evening, August 5th. We remember and honor the legacy of Dr. Connie Arnold, a visionary scientist whose profound contributions to the field of mariculture and fish biology have left an indelible mark on Texas...
UTMSI to Lead a Synthesis Study of Fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico
In a new initiative announced in June by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Dr. Chris Biggs, Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, will lead a working group to understand severe weather effects on Gulf...
New Texas Gulf Coast Research Center to be Established at UTMSI
Through the efforts of Representative Todd Hunter, Texas House of Representatives District 32, and Chairman of State Affairs, the state will fund $10 million over the biennium to create and support the Texas Gulf Coast Research Center at the University of...
When Weather Whiplash Becomes the New Normal
Estuaries are no strangers to changing rainfall conditions, and climate forecasts indicate that the pace and magnitude of change will continue to increase. A snapshot of the future for estuaries is available in a newly released study in Limnology and Oceanography....
Saving the Last Rookery Island in Aransas Bay
Not many people pay attention to the small islands in our bay systems. They're too small and too low in elevation for people, but they are what colonial waterbirds call home and where they raise their young. These rookery islands are...
Teacher Workshop this Summer
JULY 5-7, 2023 PORT ARANSAS, TX $100 STIPEND 16 CONTACT HOURS The Mission-Aransas NERR is hosting a Teachers on the Estuary workshop for middle and high school teachers. This year the workshop will look at estuarine ecology focusing on food-web...
Positive Feedback Loop Suggested for Ocean Acidification and Global Warming
Understanding how ocean acidification can change nitrogen cycling is critical to determining future impacts. Waters with lower pH can change what chemical reactions take place, and to date, there has been little information about how it will change complex nitrogen processes....
New Fish Study Presents Optimal Times for Channel Activities
The creation of shipping channels for industry has, as a byproduct, also created an important habitat for fish – both in habitat for spawning aggregations and providing a refuge during extreme weather. New research published in Estuaries and Coasts presents evidence...
Summer Science Registration
PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS UT Summer Science is an exciting, inquiry-based learning experience for youth entering 3rd through 8th grade. Throughout the week, participants will be immersed in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) engagements that take them outside...
Fewer Abandoned Crab Traps Found This Year
Every February, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department closes the bays to commercial and recreational crabbing for a 10-day period. This temporary closure enables a coordinated effort by agencies and organizations to remove derelict crab traps which continue to entrap and...
Lurking below the surface: unknown energy sources
Hydrothermal vents and submarine volcanos can support abundant life, as shown in many nature documentaries. The same compounds from the Earth’s Mantle and Earth’s Crust that support the large tube worm colonies at vents are also slowly trickling through large areas...
JD Carlton Selected as Finalist for Prestigious Fellow
Just this week, graduate student J.D. Carlton was selected as a finalist for a 2023 Presidential Management Fellow. Of the more than 10,000 individuals worldwide who applied for the program, 850 Finalists were chosen. The large number of applications to this...
Three New Environmental Projects to Begin
The Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust recently announced funding for 15 environmental projects along the Texas Coast, and researchers from UTMSI will lead three of them. The Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust solicited requests for coastal environmental projects in five categories: habitat restoration,...
Winter Programs
We have several free educational programs this Winter (2023). Port Aransas Patton Center, 855 East Cotter Ave. Our Public Lecture Series is back at UTMSI in our newly renovated Patton Center - Thursdays from Jan 12 - Feb 23rd. Doors open...
Behind the Names
In a recently released journal article published in Nature Communications, the Baker Lab discovered five new bacterial phyla from the deep sea. The team decided to name these phyla after female scientists that have made substantial contributions to deep sea research....
Holiday Hours for our Visitor Centers
Happy Holidays! The week of December 18th, the Patton Center in Port A and the Bay Education Center in Rockport will be open Dec 20-22 from 10 am - 4 pm. Both centers will be closed for the winter break, Dec...
Newly discovered bacteria and their proteins could advance our understanding of global nutrients
The power of metagenomics strikes again. Marine microbiologists discovered five new bacteria phyla (four never described and one poorly described) from the ocean floor that contain an unusually large number of novel protein families. An international group of researchers led by...
Captain Ernst Honored by CBBF
Last night, Captain Frank Ernst was honored and received the Coastal Steward Professional award at the 2022 Coastal Bend Bays Foundation Conservation and Stewardship Environmental Awards banquet. Frank Ernst has been with the University as the small boat captain for 20...The University of Texas
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