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