Photo of the beach in Port Aransas, Texas

Visiting Class Program

On a typical class trip aboard the R/V KATY, students collect water samples and analyze them for salinity, dissolved oxygen and nutrients; make plankton tows and bottom trawls and collect sediment samples. Half-day trips usually visit the bays and channels where bottlenose dolphins, brown pelicans and many other forms of life can be seen. An understanding of the marine environment that supports such abundance is gained through measurement, observation and sampling.

For information on the Visiting Class Program, please contact the

Marine Education Services Program Office
Marine Science Institute
750 Channelview Drive
Port Aransas, Texas 78373-5015

Office phone: 361-749-6729, ext. 3; Fax: 361-749-6703
or send email to Rick Tinnin.

Information for Groups
Liability Statement
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Created: Tue Jan 30 11:06:38 CST 2001