UTMSI

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) is located in Port Aransas on Mustang Island and is part of the University of Texas at Austin, College of Natural Sciences. It is the oldest and most significant marine research facility on the Texas coast. It is changing the understanding of the world's oceans and coasts and educating a global population dependent on the ocean ecosystem. What began humbly in 1941 as a small, rough-lumber shack on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico in Port Aransas is now home to cutting-edge research, education, and outreach programs... The Institute is based in Port Aransas, but its scientists address issues worldwide. UTMSI's research aims to understand the coastal zone ecosystem. Our research falls into three broad categories: biogeochemistry, fish physiology and ecology, and ecosystem dynamics... Where we aim to ensure that coastal management decisions benefit flora and fauna, water quality, and people. At 186,189 acres is the third largest..

Also known as: University of Texas Marine Science Institute

Primary location: Port Aransas United States