Texas A&M-Galveston Shark Study Aims to Help Anglers Avoid Accidental Animal Death

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime, goes the old adage. But even more important is the experience level of the fisher — the better the fisher, the better the chance the shark on the other end of the line will live to swim another day. Read More

Texas A&M Galveston Doctoral Student Tagging Bull Sharks in Galveston Bay

A doctoral student in the Shark Biology & Fisheries Science Lab at Texas A&M University at Galveston is studying the movement and habitat patterns of bull sharks in Galveston Bay with support from Texas Sea Grant's Grants-In-Aid of Graduate Research Program. Read More

Texas A&M Galveston Shark Tagging Project Could Reveal Key Secrets

Shark populations can fluctuate widely, and largely depend upon a number of factors including fishing pressure. A Texas A&M University at Galveston researcher hopes his project can help provide additional information on how fishing activities impact sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Read More

Texas A&M University at Galveston Receives Grants to Study Sharks & Ancient Hurricanes in Partnership with Universities in Mexico

Two Texas A&M University at Galveston researchers have been awarded grants to conduct work on marine science and marine biology projects. Read More

National Shark Awareness Q&A with Dr. David Wells

Dr. David Wells is an assistant professor and head of the Shark Biology and Fisheries Science Lab at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Read More

Texas A&M University At Galveston Researcher Hopes To Tag As Many As 50 Sharks In The Gulf Of Mexico

In one of the most ambitious projects of its kind, a Texas A&M University at Galveston researcher hopes to tag as many as 50 sharks in the Gulf of Mexico to learn more about their feeding habits and behavior. Read More