College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies
Wells Named Sustainable Fisheries Endowed Chair
April 15, 2024
On April 3, Dr. Debbie Thomas, executive associate vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer of the Galveston Campus, announced the selection of Dr. David Wells as the George P. Mitchell ’40 Endowed Chair in Sustainable Fisheries. Read More
Fact Or Fiction: Is It Easier To Catch Fish During A Solar Eclipse?
April 10, 2024
On April 8, 2024, the moon completely blocked out the sun in a total solar eclipse. Read More
Student’s Experience At Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators Symposium
April 05, 2024
Student and Sea Life Facility Employee Lucie Hartman ’24 tells bldg. 311 about her trip to Pittsburgh for the 2024 Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators Symposium. Read More
Galveston Area Beaches Light Up With Bioluminescent Phytoplankton
March 11, 2024
Local Facebook groups have lit up with reports of glowing waters in the Galveston area. Experts believe the bioluminescent phenomenon is a phytoplankton called Noctiluca scintillans, aptly nicknamed "sea sparkle," which typically blooms in our region yearly. Read More
With Love From Across The Sea: Sailors’ Valentines
February 09, 2024
A 19th century sailor needing a gift for his loved one across the sea could find the perfect option in Barbados: a sailor's valentine. Read More
Celebrate Wetlands On World Wetlands Day
February 02, 2024
Many people across the globe are oblivious to the significant impact wetlands play in their lives: Almost half of Earth's plants and animals call them home, they filtrate human-made pollutants, reduce erosion and combat flooding. Read More
Digital Risk Infrastructure Program Strengthens Texas Communities
January 25, 2024
With a lofty goal and the support of the Texas Legislature, the Texas A&M Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT) launched an initiative called the Digital Risk Infrastructure Program (DRIP) in 2022 to provide under-resourced Texas communities that experience chronic and acute flood events with better tools and training to help local leadership reduce future losses. Read More
Cold Weather Poses Threat To Gulf Sea Turtles
January 25, 2024
As temperatures dropped earlier this week, many sea turtles found themselves struggling in the frigid water, some even stranded along the Texas coastline. Volunteers with the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research (GCSTR) braved subfreezing temperatures to surveil the beach and wade through the cold waters, searching for turtles in distress. Read More
2023 Year In Review
December 21, 2023
2023 was a monumental year for Texas A&M University at Galveston. We celebrated world-class faculty, cadets sailed across the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in a successful summer sea term, student researchers made strides in their work, and the Texas A&M Maritime Academy commemorated the start of construction of the TS Lone Star State. Read More
A Legacy Gift During The Giving Season
December 20, 2023
The Texas A&M Foundation recently celebrated the establishment of the David V. Aldrich Memorial Scholarship in Marine Ecology. Read More