
oceans and marine life
A Texas A&M-Galveston professor is developing a tool to save whales from colliding with ships.
Proposed Funding Cuts Spell Trouble for Texas Sea Turtles
July 28, 2020 • 4 min. readA Texas A&M at Galveston expert says federal budget cuts would have consequences for endangered Kemp’s ridley turtles along the Texas coast.
Study Says Carbon Dioxide Levels Rising In Gulf Of Mexico
July 23, 2020 • 4 min. readTexas A&M team finds Gulf waters becoming harmful to marine life, commercial fishing could be threatened.
Study Shows Alarming Decline In Shark Numbers Around The World
July 22, 2020 • 4 min. readA Texas A&M-Galveston professor contributed to a report that shows shark populations have continued to shrink in the last 70 years.
Texas Primed To Be Pearl In New Oyster Farming Industry
July 17, 2020 • 5 min. readA Texas A&M-Galveston expert explains the oyster mariculture industry developing on the Gulf Coast.
30-Year-Old ‘Snail Mail’ Leads To Collection Of Extinct Species Discovered By Texas A&M-Galveston Professor
May 28, 2020 • 4 min. readMarine biologists are studying snails and other marine life from Pacific locations to learn more about species facing extinction.
Texas A&M-Galveston Partners With Marine Mammal Stranding Network
May 12, 2020 • 5 min. readThe internship program allows students to work closely with professionals to help stranded marine mammals along the Texas coast.
COVID-19 Is Hurting Texas Fisheries, But Eating Local Seafood Helps
April 15, 2020 • 4 min. readTexans can still enjoy gulf seafood while social distancing through curbside and delivery options and cooking at home.
A Decade After BP Oil Spill, Texas A&M Experts Say It Could Happen Again
April 14, 2020 • 5 min. readOceanography professors say the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 changed the Gulf of Mexico in ways we are still trying to understand.
Texas A&M Research Team Finds Life Deep Beneath Ocean Floor
March 16, 2020 • 3 min. readThe cores show life present at 2,600 feet below the Indian Ocean seafloor. The discovery could lead to similar finds around the world.