The University of Texas Marine Science Institute hosts a FREE public lecture series every winter. This year, lectures are every Thursday in February. They begin at 7:00 p.m. and the doors open at 6:30 p.m..

Pioneer Beach Resort, 120 Gulfwind Drive, Hwy 361, Port Aransas

February 6 - Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico: Real Time Tracking of Marine Apex Predators
Dr. Kesley Gibson, Harte Institute, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

February 13 - The Good, the Bad & the Algae: Ciguatera fish poisoning
Dr. Deana Erdner, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute

February 20 - The Road Less Traveled: Birding in Northern Peru
Scott Holt, Retired Researcher from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute

February 27 -  Climate Change: How it’s Affecting Research in the Arctic and Gulf of Mexico
Special panel of experts:
Melissa Huffman, National Weather Service
Dr. Christina Bonsell, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Dr. Andrew Esbaugh, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute

Call Sara Pelleteri at (361)774-1785 for additional information, questions, and disability accommodations.