Seaweed
Aggies by the Sea Work to Solve World Seaweed Problems
One of the issues with sargassum is that scientists aren’t sure what the exact issue is, but Aggie scientists are hard at work on the pelagic problem. Read More
Texas A&M Galveston Workshop on Sargassum (Seaweed) Lays Foundation for Continued Studies and Shared Research with the French
Forty-five scientists from France, the United States and western Africa held a two day workshop at Texas A&M Galveston to discuss Sargassum (seaweed) and the problems it has created in the past with no warnings of its landings and inundations on the beaches of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Read More
Texas A&M Galveston to Host American/French Seaweed Conference
We all remember the summer of 2014, when the beaches of the Texas coast filled with Sargassum (seaweed) and when moved back from the beach it was piled higher that the Galveston seawall. Read More
Texas A&M-Galveston Researchers Tackling Stinky Seaweed Problem
Researchers at Texas A&M University at Galveston have a use for the hundreds of tons of stinky seaweed that have washed up on the Louisiana - Texas beaches. Read More
NASA provides $100,000 funding for Texas A&M University at Galveston marine sciences project
For the past several years beachgoers along the upper Texas coast have found their beautiful sandy beaches cluttered with ugly, stinky seaweed. The good news is that Texas A&M University at Galveston researchers who study our beaches and shores are getting help from those who study space. Read More