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Christine Figgener, a Texas A&M University doctoral candidate whose viral video about a sea turtle found with a straw up its nose has reached more than 20 million viewers, is among the panelists at a free screening of “STRAWS,” an award-winning documentary about plastic pollution in the marine environment, at 4 p.m. April 20 in…

A doctoral student whose research focuses on the resilience of urban water infrastructure is the recipient of the second Texas Sea Grant Special Award at last week’s Texas A&M University (TAMU) Student Research Week (SRW). Kambiz Rasoulkhani, a civil engineering Ph.D. candidate in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, received the $250 prize for his…

Oceanography researchers presented new studies on how the unusual ocean condition contributed to Hurricane Harvey at recent Ocean Sciences Meeting.

As thousands of college students converge on Texas beaches this month, the Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University would like everyone to be aware of the dangers of rip currents, which can sweep even the strongest swimmer out to sea. Rip currents cause at least 100 deaths each year at United States…

The Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University has awarded $5,700 in research grants to six undergraduate students at the main campus in College Station and Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG). The students are funded as part of the Texas Sea Grant Scholars Undergraduate Research Program, which designates Texas Sea Grant Scholars…

The Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University is announcing new grants totaling $1.7 million for seven two-year research projects at universities around the state to support coastal and marine ecosystems, communities and economies. “Following a competitive and rigorous peer-review process, we have selected the seven best research projects that will advance knowledge,…

A slate of expert fishermen will reveal their fishing methods and locations at a free Fishing Seminar at 7-9 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Harlingen Community Center at 201 E. Madison Avenue in Harlingen. Port Isabel guide Capt. George Strader will describe proven fishing methods using natural baits in the bay. Capt. Wayne Davis of…

The Texas Sea Grant College Program is accepting applications through Friday, February 23, for the 2019 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The Knauss Fellowship, established in 1979, pairs highly qualified graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources, and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources, with host…

A doctoral student in the Shark Biology & Fisheries Science Lab at Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) is studying the movement and habitat patterns of bull sharks in Galveston Bay with support from Texas Sea Grant’s Grants-In-Aid of Graduate Research Program. Thomas TinHan is tagging juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) to learn more about…

Six Texas undergraduate students spent their Spring Break earlier this month learning about wetland restoration as the first participants in the Texas Sea Grant Coastal Wetland Restoration Internship Program.

A Marine Fisheries Specialist at Texas A&M University’s Texas Sea Grant College Program has been named to an international committee to improve fishing techniques to protect the most endangered marine mammal in the world.

The funds are awarded through Texas Sea Grant’s Grants-in-Aid of Graduate Research Program, which is intended to promote scientific excellence and achievement by providing small grants to graduate students enrolled at Texas A&M University (TAMU), Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) or Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) whose marine- or coastal-related research in any field…

As the National Sea Grant Program is celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Texas Sea Grant College Program, one of the first four members of the network, will reach its 45th anniversary later this year.

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Texas Sea Grant’s Dr. John Jacob was honored with the Excellence in Extension Award for the Southern Region at the annual meeting of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) earlier this month.

Texas Sea Grant Director honored as 2014 ‘Harte’s Hero’