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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Mission-Aransas Twitter
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Check out our documentary of the February 2021 sea turtle cold stunning event from rescue to release! Enjoy! t.co/0x8BnB6UGj
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MissionAransas is hiring an Education Coordinator. Come work with us, and apply here: t.co/E2Ty0HI2SI t.co/H4j9IxqtKd
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There were 324 #nurdle surveys performed in August 2020, for a total of 6,059 #surveys that Nurdle Patrol has performed since November 2018. View the #data map at t.co/jryaH5zJVw. t.co/9bQSzdnHuH
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@IslandCampus Excellent work!
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This summer, students in the Marine Plastic Pollution studied the impacts of plastic pollution on marine environments. In addition to lectures, presentations and discussions, Dr. Jeffrey Turner led his students on beach cleanups every Friday during the Summer II semester. #TAMUCC t.co/tHkl4MNukl
