
oceans and marine life
Texas A&M Team Finds New Ways For Coral Reef Ecosystems To Grow
Aug 29, 2019 • 5 min. readResearchers examined particulate organic matter and how it affects declining coral reefs in Hawaii.
$350 Million NSF Agreement Extends Texas A&M Leadership Of IODP Ship Operations
Aug 27, 2019 • 3 min. readThe National Science Foundation has awarded management and operations of the research drillship to Texas A&M through 2024.
Don’t Expect To See A Fish Tube Or Salmon Cannon In Texas
Aug 22, 2019 • 3 min. readThere aren’t any large fish species in Texas that would benefit from using a fish tube, but it’s needed in some areas of the U.S., even if it can be disorienting for fishes.
Depleted Seamounts Near Hawaii Recovering After Decades Of Federal Protection
Aug 20, 2019 • 4 min. readTexas A&M College of Geosciences researcher Dr. Brendan Roark co-authored game-changing research on the Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount Chain.
Texas A&M Maritime Academy Deploys Buoys For Weather Predictions, Research
Aug 14, 2019 • 3 min. readCadets will deploy drifter buoys from a training ship that will record ocean currents and provide climate-related data.
Texas A&M GERG Data Fuels Storm Prediction Efforts In The Gulf
Jul 15, 2019 • 3 min. readThe Texas Automated Buoy System is one of the oldest and most successful state funded, ocean-observing systems in the country.
Geosciences junior Mia Self dove 2,500 meters deep in HOV ALVIN during a NSF-funded research cruise, led by a Texas A&M Oceanography professor.
Texas A&M Scientists Develop Crucial, Multiscale Oil Spill Model
Jun 24, 2019 • 5 min. readSupported by the BP-funded Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, new computer model covers scales from droplets to oceans, to predict how future oil spills would travel in the Gulf.
New Sea Turtle Research Center Coming to Texas A&M-Galveston
Apr 22, 2019 • 4 min. readUnique program will promote and support research about sea turtles and their restoration in the Gulf of Mexico.
Is The ITC Deer Park Incident Affecting Galveston Bay? Texas A&M Scientists Analyze Initial Samples
Mar 27, 2019 • 5 min. readTexas A&M Oceanography researchers observed abnormal water conditions during regularly scheduled sampling March 23 at several sites in Galveston Bay. Toxicity data from water samples will be available after April 8.