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Colleen McCue is a Nature Hero
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Colleen McCue is a Nature Hero

At the Children & Nature Gala on April 7, 2015 the Texas Children in Nature (TCiN) initiative honored the regional leaders who volunteer their time to connect with the partners and families in their areas. No one is more deserving of...
Researchers Assess Sustainability in Baja Fisheries
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Researchers Assess Sustainability in Baja Fisheries

The waters of Baja California Sur are both ecosystems and fisheries where human needs meet nature. In a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers assessed the capacity to achieve sustainability by applying a framework that...
Fisheries Students Get Hooked on Science
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Fisheries Students Get Hooked on Science

PORT ARANSAS, TX – Blood, guts and fishing get students intrigued about science during a recent field trip aboard the Scat Cat fishing vessel. Students in the University of Texas Marine Science Institute’s Semester-by-the-Sea Program got a real life experience learning...
Research Unveils – It’s More Than a Drop in the Bucket
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Research Unveils – It’s More Than a Drop in the Bucket

It’s the 5-year anniversary of the Deep Water Horizon Blow out and Proceeding Oil Spill, and we sat down with researchers from The University of Texas Marine Science Institute who have been studying the effects of oil and dispersants with major...
Anthropogenic Nutrient Input in Lake Taihu, China
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Anthropogenic Nutrient Input in Lake Taihu, China

Understanding how nutrients effect the genetic, functional and taxonomic biodiversity WHY   Nitrogen is an important component of all organisms and occurs in numerous forms in the environment. Although crucial to all life processes, excessive amounts of nitrogen, caused by increased human population size and...