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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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Marine Debris Page
Learn more about marine debris research and impacts by clicking HERE.
Bay Education Center
Come visit us at the Bay Education Center!
Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK)
Check out the Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK)!
Mission-Aransas Twitter
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Presented at #AGU2018 today on using fishermen’s local ecological knowledge for coastal resource management in South Texas @MissionAransas t.co/qgWwCPL0Yc
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Our Research Coordinator Dr Ed Buskey on freshwater inflows in the Mission Aransas estuary system at #AGU18 #AGU2018 t.co/inDPuDGJ9Y
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Did you know the Mission Aransas NERR is part of the University of Texas Austin? This weekend we took in some football on campus with the @UTMSI graduate students’ association and it was a blast! #HookEm t.co/9WfBivCvMh
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We had our reserve advisory board on a boat this week! Discussing sea level rise, our vegetation monitoring, education programs, and coastal training programs. #MissionAransas #NERRds t.co/RB159Cf0w9
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Today is our @UTMSI @NOAA workshop on Green Infrastructure and living shorelines. We’re halfway through the day and have 30 coastal policymakers here learning and sharing on #resilience t.co/d5GaA1xxt5
