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Marine Extension Agent Pat Cruz joins Texas Sea Grant’s award-winning extension team.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — When it comes to crabs, Texas isn’t the first state that comes to mind. However, the Texas commercial crabbing industry landed over 3 million pounds of blue crab in 2021, and recreational crabbing is considered a staple in many Texas coastal communities. So, if you’re looking to include more crab in…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Insurance provides protection against all kinds of worst-case scenarios, like fires and car accidents. It can be difficult to predict when these events may occur, but understanding risk factors can help inform choices about coverage. In 2017, Hurricane Harvey showered Harris County with over 1 trillion gallons of water, flooding over…

Coastal Resilience Program Director Dr. Debalina Sengupta and her co-investigators received nearly $500K to improve resilience for coastal communities.

RJ Shelly and his Co-investigators received Over $25 thousand from the Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust for public educa

College Station, Texas — Oysters are often referred to as the superheroes of the sea, and for good reason. Besides being widely loved as delicious seafood, oysters provide many environmental benefits along the Texas coast. Oysters are considered a keystone species, meaning they are important players in the overall health of the ecosystems they inhabit….

The 300-gallon saltwater aquarium was previously located at Texas A&M’s Memorial Student Center.

This DIRE-FEWS workshop is slated for Aug. 17, and is sponsored by Texas Sea Grant and Texas Engineering Experimentation Station.

Results of the citizen science data will help determine the fate of oil rigs in the Gulf.

These Knauss finalists are among 86 finalists across the United States nominated by their respective Sea Grant programs.

Texas Sea Grant’s Grants-In-Aid of Graduate Research Program provides grants to students conducting marine or coastal research

Peter Gibson will be mentored and gain valuable field experience through the Texas Sea Grant Community Engaged Internship Program.

MAGNOLIA BEACH, Calhoun County, Texas – A conservation success hatched today  on the shores of the Magnolia Beach in Calhoun County, Texas. A sea turtle nest containing approximately 45 hatching Kemp’s ridley eggs was discovered, and turtles successfully made their way to the water.  “This has never happened in modern times,” said Dr. Pamela Plotkin,…

Dr. Debalina Sengupta will lend her expertise to extension activities associated with the Resilient Communities and Economies.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and U.S. Congressman Michael T. McCaul presented awards to Texas Sea Grant.

Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year, giving 2022 the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season.

The program will train Texans interested in becoming weighmasters at sportfishing tournaments.

Executive and Legislative Host Office placements mark the beginning of the Knauss fellowship for Lauren Howe-Kerr and Ed Higgins

Texas Sea Grant is seeking applications, due April 1

These grants support research that can positively impact Texas and its citizens.

Texas Sea Grant to fund 13 undergraduate research scholars at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University at Galveston

Texans interested in oyster farming can learn about techniques, regulations, permitting, and more at oyster.texasseagrant.org.

Sea Grant-supported researchers will produce data allowing decision makers to see the ecological and economic impacts of removing oil rigs or creating artificial reefs.

Texas A&M University achieved formal designation as a sea grant college 50 years ago.