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On September 10-11, 2012, a team of archaeologists and technicians assembled by NOAA began to create a three-dimensional sonar map to document the storm-exposed remains of the USS Hatteras, the only Union warship sunk in combat in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War.
The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary's vessel, R/V MANTA, and several of the santuary's divers were on hand to assist with this project about 20 miles out of Galveston.
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Easy tips to keep your septic system functioning right.
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Your health, your environment, your septic system. It's up to you! 
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Your health, your environment, your septic system. It's up to you!
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Easy tips to keep your aerobic septic system working properly.
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The folks at Texas Sea Grant's Texas Coastal Watershed Program remind you it's your health, your environment, your septic system. It's up to you! Delete the scoop?
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Texas A&M researchers and students continue to address the many water issues facing our state, nation and world. Learn more about the five projects highlight...
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This Texas A&M-produced video highlights a regional Sea Grant-funded project to develop a hurricane surge model that accounts for sea level rise
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This Texas A&M-produced video highlights a regional Sea Grant-funded project to develop a hurricane surge model that accounts for sea level rise.
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This Texas A&M-produced video highlights a regional Sea Grant-funded project to develop a hurricane surge model that accounts for sea level rise
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This Texas A&M-produced video highlights a regional Sea Grant-funded project to develop a hurricane surge model that accounts for sea level rise
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“Only trained personnel should handle stranded marine mammals,” Tony Reisinger said. “That’s because handling such animals poses health risks to both the stranded animal and the humans handling them, and unless a perso
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Texas Sea Grant's Tony Reisinger talks about the training volunteers must have before they can assist experts in rescuing stranded marine mammals.
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Texas Sea Grant's Tony Reisinger talks about the training volunteers must have before they can assist experts in rescuing stranded marine mammals.
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Researchers with the Coastal and Inland Flooding Observation and Warning (CI-FLOW) project are preparing for Tropical Storm Andrea to test their total water level system on Friday in North Carolina. The CI-FLOW system captures the complex interaction between rainfall, river flows, waves, tides and storm surge, and how they impact water levels in the Tar-Pamlico and Neuse Rivers and the Pamlico Sound in North Carolina.
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Texas Sea Grant helped launch this project, which has the potential to save many lives through improved storm surge and flood prediction.
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The Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University has awarded $30,000 in research funding to 21 graduate students at three Texas A&M University System institutions.
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Texas Sea Grant is dedicated to building a cadre of ocean and coastal leaders in Texas by fostering students' enthusiasm for research.
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Texas Sea Grant is dedicated to building a cadre of ocean and coastal leaders in Texas by fostering students' enthusiasm for research.
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Texas Sea Grant is dedicated to building a cadre of ocean and coastal leaders in Texas by fostering students' enthusiasm for research.
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Where would you let your kids go swimming at the beaches in the photos above? Do you know how to spot a rip current? (answers below) You can often (but not always) spot a rip current by looking for...
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Dr. Chris Houser at Texas A&M recently conducted a Texas Sea Grant-funded survey of beachgoers to determine if the average person can spot a rip current. You can read about his findings in the latest issue of Texas Shores magazine, available online at http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/NewsAndEvents/TexasShores.html
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Dr. Chris Houser at Texas A&M recently conducted a Texas Sea Grant-funded survey of beachgoers to determine if the average person can spot a rip current. You can read about his findings in the latest issue of Texas Shores magazine, available online at http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/NewsAndEvents/TexasShores.html
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Dr. Chris Houser at Texas A&M recently conducted a Texas Sea Grant-funded survey of beachgoers to determine if the average person can spot a rip current. You can read about his findings in the latest issue of Texas Shores magazine, available online at http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/NewsAndEvents/TexasShores.html
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Dr. Chris Houser at Texas A&M recently conducted a Texas Sea Grant-funded survey of beachgoers to determine if the average person can spot a rip current. You can read about his findings in the latest issue of Texas Shores magazine, available online at http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/NewsAndEvents/TexasShores.html Delete the scoop?
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Dr. Chris Houser was studying rip current development on a beach in Florida when he noticed something curious: many beachgoers were choosing to set up on the beach behind an active rip current and swimming in the rip channel. “We started asking, ‘Why did you go here? Why did you put your kids in the rip?’ said Houser, a geography professor at Texas A&M University. The answer was surprising — the beach visitors thought the area of the active rip current was the safer choice because it looked calmer than the breaking surf on either side.
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The first full week of June is Rip Current Awareness Week. Do you know where your rip currents are?
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Here in the Coastal Bend, we have been lucky. We haven't had a direct hit from a hurricane in decades, but the threat is always there. Via Michael Stuart
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The Texas Gulf Coast gets hit with a tropical system on average one out of every three years. It has been over 40 years since Corpus Christi has been hit directly. Delete the scoop?
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Tony Allender believes in climate change, but his Texan bosses are more skeptical. That disconnection might have made his job to help prepare a coastal city for rising seas and more flooding a losing effort. So the city planner adopted a motto being used increasingly in conservative places where global warming and its orbiting impacts, such as more powerful storms, are hitched to zany liberal politics: Don't mention it.
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Texas Sea Grant 2013 Knauss Fellow Hank Hodde is quoted in this New York Times story.
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Texas Sea Grant 2013 Knauss Fellow Hank Hodde is quoted in this New York Times story.
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Texas Sea Grant 2013 Knauss Fellow Hank Hodde is quoted in this New York Times story.
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A recent survey has revealed that Texans are interested in, and concerned about, the quality and quantity of water in the Lone Star State. Respondents reported being concerned about the increasing number and severity of droughts in Texas and about the availability of enough water to serve all water needs, according to Texas A&M University researchers
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Texans are very concerned about their water resources.
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The survey results have been presented to Texas Legislators. It will be interesting to see how they use this information when addressing water issues.
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Texans are very concerned about their water resources.
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A group of Corpus Christi high school students were hailed as the most sportsmanlike participants at the 2013 National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®) Finals Competition last weekend. Annapolis Christian Academy was chosen from among 25 teams to receive the James D. Watkins Sportsmanship Award. Voted upon by the competition’s volunteers, the award recognizes the team that best embodies the spirit of earnest competition while demonstrating exemplary decorum during the weekend-long event.
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A very deserving group of students. Well done Annapolis Christian Academy!
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In its first year of existence, the Texas Sea Grant Scholars Program sent three of its initial class to present their research findings to Texas Legislators. Cyrenea Millberry, a senior at Texas A&M University, and the team of Josh Carter and Raven Walker — both seniors at Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) —represented their respective institutions at Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the state capitol in Austin on April 26.
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The Texas Sea Grant Scholars program is the first of our efforts to support Texas students with the aim of developing a cadre of ocean and coastal leaders in Texas — Dr. Pamela Plotkin, Texas Sea Grant Director
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The Texas Sea Grant Scholars program is the first of our efforts to support Texas students with the aim of developing a cadre of ocean and coastal leaders in Texas — Dr. Pamela Plotkin, Texas Sea Grant Director
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The Texas Sea Grant Scholars program is the first of our efforts to support Texas students with the aim of developing a cadre of ocean and coastal leaders in Texas — Dr. Pamela Plotkin, Texas Sea Grant Director
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Dickinson Bayou is considered impaired by the state of Texas for high levels of bacteria and low levels of dissolved oxygen. Watch this video to learn more.
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There are a lot of Dickinson Bayous out there. Understanding your connection to you watershed is the first step toward inmproving the health of our waterways.
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Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson today urged coastal home owners to take responsibility for their property and prepare for the next storm. To help, the Texas General Land Office presents the Texas Homeowners Handbook to Prepare for Coastal Natural Hazards. The publication is available in both English and Spanish at www.glo.texas.gov/what-we-do/caring-for-the-coast/hurricanes/index.html and was developed in cooperation with the Texas Sea Grant College Program. The book was funded by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program and the Texas Coastal Management Program.
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English and Spanish versions of this must-have book for homeowners are also available for download at http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/WhatWeDo/online%20publications/HomeownersHandbook.html.
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English and Spanish versions of this must-have book for homeowners are also available for download at http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/WhatWeDo/online%20publications/HomeownersHandbook.html.
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English and Spanish versions of this must-have book for homeowners are also available for download at http://texas-sea-grant.tamu.edu/WhatWeDo/online%20publications/HomeownersHandbook.html.
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Our own Dr. John Jacob gets front-page notice for a call to action on sea level rise.
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Our own Dr. John Jacob gets front-page notice for a call to action on sea level rise.
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Our own Dr. John Jacob gets front-page notice for a call to action on sea level rise.
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Dr. Chris Houser was studying rip current development on a beach in Florida when he noticed something curious: many beachgoers were spreading their beach blankets on the sand directly in front of an active rip current and swimming in the rip channel.
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NOAA is now featuring this story on its home page.
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NOAA is now featuring this story on its home page.
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NOAA is now featuring this story on its home page.
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Dr. Chris Houser was studying rip current development on a beach in Florida when he noticed something curious: many beachgoers were spreading their beach blankets on the sand directly in front of an active rip current and swimming in the rip channel. Houser began questioning the group, “Why did you choose this location?” A geography professor at Texas A&M University, Houser found the answer surprising — the beach visitors thought the area of the active rip current was the safer choice because it looked calmer than the breaking surf on either side.
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When it comes to rip current motions, the eyes don't have it.
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When it comes to rip current motions, the eyes don't have it.
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When it comes to rip current motions, the eyes don't have it.
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Hurricanes that form in the Gulf of Mexico tend to catch gulf residents off guard – often forming in the month of June – and can develop into surprisingly strong storms, says a Texas A&M University at Galveston professor.
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The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University released a poll this spring showing overwhelming concern and support for water projects among Texas voters. The poll did not directly ask if people would support a constitutional amendment, but it did get their opinion on dozens of other water-related issues.
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Texas Sea Grant helped fund this study, which is informing Legislators about their constiuents' attitudes toward water issues.
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Texas Sea Grant helped fund this study, which is informing Legislators about their constiuents' attitudes toward water issues.
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The experiment, I decided, would be to sit in my garden for 15 minutes, tops. [...] forcing me to sit still any longer in my garden and not jump up to investigate or pull weeds might require the use of duct tape.
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Texas Sea Grant's Watersmart Coordinator says sometimes you should do more than stop and smell the roses. Delete the scoop?
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It's fishing season, which means it's time for competitors to break out their lines. This Saturday, the University of Texas-Pan American Costal Studies Lab is hosting a fishing tournament seminar. The workshop will certify weigh masters, who are the people that judge the fish at fishing tournaments.
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Texas Sea Grant's Tony Reisinger, himself a certified weighmaster, talks about the growing need for trained fishng tournament judges to curb potential cheating.
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Texas Sea Grant's Tony Reisinger, himself a certified weighmaster, talks about the growing need for trained fishing tournament judges to curb potential cheating. Delete the scoop?
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A Texas A&M University research program could put cash in a finder's pocket for something that washes ashore along the Gulf of Mexico.
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A different kind of golden treasure will be washing ashore on Gulf coast beaches in the coming months.
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A different kind of golden treasure will be washing ashore on Gulf coast beaches in the coming months
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A different kind of golden treasure will be washing ashore on Gulf coast beaches in the coming months
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I have often wondered how my garden would look using time-lapse photography during the course of a sunny day. I imagine cool mornings when drops of rain cling to blades of grass, leaves and flower petals. The rising sun reflects off the droplets, transforming them into a sea of diamonds. Long shadows that look like fingers reaching for my porch are cast by my white picket fence.
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Texas Sea Grant's Watersmart Program Coordinator shows that sunlight does more than simply help plants grow.
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Texas Sea Grant's Watersmart Program Coordinator shows that sunlight does more than simply help plants grow.
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A group of Corpus Christi high school students were hailed as the most sportsmanlike participants at the 2013 National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®) Finals Competition last weekend. Annapolis Christian Academy was chosen from among 25 teams to receive the James D. Watkins Sportsmanship Award. Voted upon by the competition’s volunteers, the award recognizes the team that best embodies the spirit of earnest competition while demonstrating exemplary decorum during the weekend-long event.
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A very deserving group of students. Well done Annapolis Christian Academy!
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