Highlights

Thursday, 25 April 2024

Following the Flow: Study identifies the best habitat for yellowfin tuna

As any good angler knows, large pelagic fish are hard to track, and getting a grasp of their populations and the areas or habitats they prefer is even harder. In a new study released this month in Scientific Reports, researchers combine...

Monday, 25 March 2024

Marine Science Literature for Desalinization & Channel Deepening Projects

In July of 2018, the Port of Corpus Christi announced they were seeking a permit for a desalinization plant proposed for construction on Harbor Island in Port Aransas, Texas that would allow an average daily output flow of up to 95,600,000...

Tuesday, 05 March 2024

The Power of Code: No Fish Too Small

Fish about the size of your thumbnail, called cryptobenthic fish, account for more than half of the fauna within coral reef ecosystems. A newly released study in the journal Coral Reefs documents how researchers use network analysis to determine the relationship...

Friday, 23 February 2024

Texas Gulf Coast Research Center Announces Awards

The mission of the Texas Gulf Coast Research Center is to conduct research, collaborate with partners and design programming to inform and address long and short term challenges facing the Texas coast.    The Texas Gulf Coast Research Center is happy...

Thursday, 04 January 2024

Winter Programs: Lectures and Activities

We have several free educational programs this Winter (2024).  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 11 - Feb 29. Doors open at...