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UTMSI is a department of the University of Texas and is dedicated to research, education, and outreach of marine and coastal environments.
Port Aransas, Texas
Joined February 2015
🌟 Staff Spotlight: Caitlin Neill 🌟. Research Tech in the Nielsen Lab, “Drip Master” of Solid Phase Extraction, and lifelong learner. Outside the lab, she enjoys sewing, crocheting, music & softball. If she were a marine organism? A Christmas Tree Worm!. 📷: Izzy Nelson
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On Aug 22, the GSA hosted the 1st MSI Graduate Student Symposium at the Patton Center with 9 presenters from Integrative Biology & Chemistry. Thanks to the College of Natural Sciences , MSI Director Sharon Herzka, UTMSI GSA & Student Services Budget Committee for support!
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In the past year, ARK at UTMSI cared for 1,204 animals — including 574 sea turtles, hundreds of birds, and a few freshwater turtles. 🦅🐢. Sea Turtle Hotline: 1-866-TURTLE5.Bird Hotline: (361) 749-6793. 📷 Big Kahunas, a loggerhead sea turtle, released Oct.
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Institute Insights: Gaining insight through entrails 🐟🔬. David Malcolm dissects fish guts to study estuarine food webs, revealing how environmental shifts ripple through the food chain—like modern-day haruspicy. 📷: David Malcolm.
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Researcher Alex Barth, left, and undergraduate researcher Cici Briseno pull a seine net to collect planktivorous fish from Mesquite Bay on a recent day. Deep in the collections of the Museo Gregori...
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🎓 Big congrats to our newest Master's grad, Kody Barone!. His research explored how mangrove dieback from the 2021 freeze impacts blue carbon storage in South Texas marshes—highlighting the resilience of soil carbon in coastal wetlands. #UTMSI #Mangroves #TexasScience
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Being a scientist has benefits, especially when it’s 100F+ in Texas — Nielsen Lab and USGS colleagues are enjoying cooler weather while sampling at Grewingk Glacier in Alaska to learn about the sources, export, fate, & bioavailability of mercury released by retreating glaciers
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Science and the Sea: When Hanging Out Takes Work 🐠. Hovering in place isn’t easy—fish can burn twice the energy staying still midwater vs. resting on the bottom!. 📷 Philippe Bourjon, CC BY-SA 4.0. #ScienceAndTheSea #UTMSI #FishFacts #TexasScience
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🎬 Just days away! Join us Friday, Aug 1 | 2–3:30 PM at the Patton Center for a free screening of Our Texas, Our Future, an @HEB docuseries celebrating Texas’ natural beauty. 🌿. Info: #OurTexasOurFuture #HEB #UTMSI #TexasScience
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❄️ Institute Insights: Arctic lagoons through snow, ice & t-shirt weather?. Mathea Kurtz-Shaw shares what it’s like to do fieldwork across 3 extreme Arctic seasons. Read more: . #InstituteInsights #UTMSI #ArcticResearch #TexasScience.
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Mathea Kurtz-Shaw, all bundled up, poses with a chunk of ice she helped pull out of a lagoon in Kaktovik, Alaska on April 27. Photo by Ken Dunton I hold firmly to the Scandinavian belief that...
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🎣 Caught a Freckled Guitarfish in the Gulf? Help science!.Report your catch & support research on this unique species. Learn how ➡️ #FreckledGuitarfish #UTMSI #CommunityScience #TexasScience.
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The Freckled Guitarfish (Pseudobatos lentiginosus) is a small, bottom-dwelling ray native to the Gulf and western North Atlantic. Listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, we still know very little about […]
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The latest edition of our newsletter is here! 🤿 Dive into updates, behind-the-scenes stories, research discoveries, and the exciting work happening at the UT Marine Science Institute 🔗 .#Newsletter #MarineScience #TexasScience #UTMSI
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From Classroom to Coastline! 🌊🌱Thirteen educators explored coastal science at the July 7–9 TOTE Workshop in Port Aransas, hosted by Mission-Aransas NERR. Hands-on fieldwork and NOAA resources will help them bring estuary science to their classrooms. #TOTEWorkshop
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Science and the Sea: The Not-So-Rare Giant Crustacean 🦐 At over 13", Alicella gigantea is the largest amphipod on Earth—and possibly not as rare as once thought. 📷 Alan Jamieson, CC BY-SA 4.0. #ScienceAndTheSea #UTMSI #AlicellaGigantea #TexasScience
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Post-Fourth of July Beach Cleanup at Port Aransas South Jetty, July 12, 9 AM–12 PM. Stop by anytime to help keep our coast clean. Supplies provided. Hosted by the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve & UTMSI. Details:
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Congratulations to Ph.D. student Hannah Rempel on receiving a grant from the International Women's Fishing Association Scholarship Trust in support of her research on the impact of pollutants on reef fishes. 🐠. #Congratulations #IWFA #UTMSI #TexasScience
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🎬 Join us for Our Texas, Our Future—a free H-E-B docuseries screening celebrating Texas' beauty & conservation heroes!. #OurTexasOurFuture #HEB #UTMSI #TexasScience
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The campus, including the Patton Center, is closed on Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. We’ll resume normal hours on Saturday, July 5 (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Have a safe and happy Fourth! 🇺🇸. #UTMSI #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #PortAransas
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UT Summer Science has concluded after three impactful weeks in Port Aransas. Students engaged in snorkeling, fishing, marine technology, and fieldwork. Thanks to our sponsors and partners! . More programs:
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Staff Spotlight: Maggie Weston 🌟. Maggie is the Education Assistant at the Bay Education Center in Rockport. She leads engaging programs like Science On a Sphere & loves sharing marine science with the next generation. #UTMSI #StaffSpotlight #TexasScience #ScienceEducation
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Institute Insights: A vulnerable underwater world . Zoe Ruben of MANERR takes us into the field to explore the beauty and fragility of coral reefs—and why their conservation starts with education. 📷: Keisha Bahr
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