Highlights

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...

Monday, 18 December 2023

Announcing Discontinuation of Amos Rehabilitation Keep Tours

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) regrets to announce the discontinuation of tours at the Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) effective January 1, 2024, due to a change in permit policies implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for...

Monday, 04 December 2023

Texas Gulf Coast Research Center Announces Funding Opportunities

The Texas Gulf Coast Impact Grant Program is an internal funding mechanism meant to foster interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships to solve scientific, technological, policy, and economic challenges facing the Texas Gulf Coast to preserve thriving Texas coastal communities. The program is...

Friday, 10 November 2023

Winter Break Hours

Patton Center in Port A & Bay Education Center in RockportDecember 25th - January 1stclosed ARK tours available by reservation Dec 29 & Dec 30 @10am

Monday, 06 November 2023

Hiring Open Rank Faculty Positions

The Department of Marine Science at The University of Texas at Austin is built around research strengths in organismal biology, ecology, and (bio)geochemistry and seeks to fill three open-rank faculty positions in marine science. Individuals with strong records in phytoplankton physiology...

Friday, 27 October 2023

UT part of Carbon Capture DOE Initiative

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $36 million for 11 projects across 8 states to accelerate the development of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) capture and storage technologies. Funded through DOE’s Sensing Exports of Anthropogenic Carbon through Ocean Observation...

Friday, 27 October 2023

Chris Biggs Recognized for Teaching

Last night, Dr. Chris Biggs was honored and received the Higher Education Award from the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation at its 2023 Conservation and Stewardship Environmental Awards Banquet. This distinguished award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and effectiveness...

Thursday, 26 October 2023

Impact Grant Awardees

Supporting a vibrant and productive Texas Gulf Coast The University of Texas Marine Science Institute has a new initiative to create the Texas Gulf Coast Resarch Center. The Center will conduct research, collaborate with partners and design programming to inform and...

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

$1.9 Million Grant to Protect Texas Oyster Reefs 

Oyster fisheries in Texas are an important driver for the coastal economy and tourism. Oyster reefs can be difficult to manage because little is known about how protective actions like restoration or fishery closures impact reefs. A large-scale project will begin...

Monday, 09 October 2023

Advertisement for Open Rank Faculty Positions

The Department of Marine Science at The University of Texas at Austin is built around research strengths in organismal biology, ecology, and (bio)geochemistry and seeks to fill three open-rank faculty positions in marine science. Individuals with strong records in phytoplankton physiology...

Monday, 04 September 2023

Texas Gulf Coast Research Center Announces Funding Opportunities

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute is pleased to announce several opportunities for researchers at UT-Austin through its new Texas Gulf Coast Research Center. Request for Proposals is now open for the following opportunities: The Texas Gulf Coast Impact Grant...

Wednesday, 23 August 2023

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...

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

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...

Friday, 30 June 2023

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...

Thursday, 01 June 2023

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...

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

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....

Friday, 21 April 2023

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...