Marine biologist Christine Figgener became known worldwide after a video of her removing a plastic straw from the nose of a sea turtle went viral, helping spur the movement to eliminate the plastic straws.
Graduate student Christine Figgener was recognized by TIME magazine after a video went viral showing her research crew dislodging a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nose.
By Texas Sea Grant Communications The Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University has awarded $43,961 to 23 graduate students for various research projects at three Texas A&M University System institutions. The funds are awarded through Texas Sea Grant’s Grants-In-Aid of Graduate Research Program, which provides small…
Juvenile Kemp’s ridley turtle equipped with a miniature solar-powered satellite transmitter to track its movements. (Florida FWC) By Pamela T. Plotkin, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A&M University, for The Conversation On beaches from North Carolina to Texas and throughout the wider Caribbean, one of nature’s great seasonal events is underway.
Rip Currents Claim At Least 100 Lives Each Year (Texas Sea Grant) By Texas Sea Grant Communications As thousands of college students converge on Texas beaches this month, the Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University reminds everyone to be aware of the dangers of rip currents, which…
By Cindie Powell, Texas Sea Grant The Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University is announcing new grants totaling $1.7 million for seven two-year research projects at universities around the state to support coastal and marine ecosystems, communities and economies. “Following a competitive and rigorous peer-review process,…