Texas A&M-Galveston researchers are part of a team trying to determine the travel habits of the bluefin tuna, an overfished species that is highly sought for its tender meat.
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.
Marine biology professor Christopher Marshall and Texas A&M-Galveston faculty and staff teamed up with the NOAA to rescue sea turtles stunned by unseasonably cold weather. By Bob Wright, Texas A&M University at Galveston Marketing and Communications The recent arctic cold front that dropped temperatures so quickly along the Texas Coast…
Tom Iliffe diving with his Megalodon closed-circuit rebreather in a lava tube cave in the Canary Islands. (Jill Heinerth/CC BY-ND) By Tom Iliffe, Texas A&M University marine biology professor, for The Conversation Maybe when you picture a university professor doing research it involves test tubes and beakers, or perhaps…
Texas A&M University at Galveston researchers measure and tag a blacktip shark. By Keith Randall, Texas A&M Marketing and Communications 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…
By Texas A&M University at Galveston Staff With Shark Week returning to Discovery Channel this Sunday, Texas A&M University shark expert Dr. David Wells can help viewers get familiar with the famous underwater predator from tip to tail. Wells, an assistant professor and head of the Shark Biology and…