Our Mission
The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve brings together scientists, landowners, policy-makers, and the public to ensure that coastal management decisions benefit flora and fauna, water quality, and people.
Fast Facts:
- Established in 2006
- We are the 3rd largest NERR at 186,189 acres
- The only NERR in Texas
- The only NERR west of the Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico
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We are hiring a naturalist to work as an educator on the R/V Katy. Apply t.co/Lok5rgeC6B t.co/T2xJKKOqcl
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Lots of dried manatee seagrass up on the beach this week! t.co/KbHj1JykCM
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It's great weather to be in the field. Yesterday Phil Souza with the @gobysimon and @MissionAransas deployed acoustic recorders and #oyster trays at Goose Island to capture estuarine #soundscapes. #MargaretDavidsonFellow #NOAA #TexasScience t.co/eTaAzH4dM9
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The @NurdlePatrol Citizen Science Project has just released a mobile app that allows folks to log their plastic pellet data from their phone. This app is available for both iOS and Android devices and will streamline data entry by having a profile set up for each user. t.co/3Q16SPv5Me
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Nurdle Patrol update! There were 343 surveys performed in April 2021 for a total of 8,406 surveys that Nurdle Patrol has performed since November 2018. We mailed out 362 teacher nurdle kits since February. The Nurdle Patrol app will be out this month! t.co/jryaH5zJVw t.co/1f7NnlUicN
