Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, August 22, 1975 Page: 3 of 8
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AUGUST 22, 1975
SOUTH JETTY
PAGE 3
MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE PUBLIC ATTRACTION
Among tho many responsibil-
ities of Richard Tinnin, director
of continuing education at The
University of Texas Marine
Science Institute at Port Aran-
sas, is arranging tours for vis-
iting students and tourists.
Though primarily a research
center, the institute also is en-
gaged in education, whether for
organized groups of students
from high schools, colleges and
universities, or for tourists who
are curious about the activities
in a modern oceanographic re-
search center.
“We can arrange everything
from a quick look at the labs
and a slide show of the insti-
tute’s activities to a week-long
stay using all the facilities of
the institute,” says Mr. Tinnin.
Among the facilities available
to visiting students are labora-
tories, classrooms, the library,
research vessels, dormitory
space, dining facilities and var-
ious collecting equipment for
gathering and capturing marine
specimens.
All facilities are available
September through May. For-
mal classes are in session dur-
ing the summer months.
“We have regular visits from
several universities including
Texas Tech and Texas A&M,”
says Mr. Tinnin, “and high
school classes from all over
Texas as well as from other
states. There are two groups
from Nebraska which have been
coming down for several years
to spend a week at Thanksgiv-
ing and again in the Spring.”
According to Mr. Tinnin, trips
to the institute can be organ-
ized to fit the needs and desires
of the group, or if they choose
he will make suggestions and
arrange activites for their stay.
When a visiting group ar-
rives at MSI, Mr. Tinnin takes
them on a familiarisation tour
of the buildings and laborator-
ies.
“Depending on the group, I
usually give them a lecture on
the history of the institute,”
he says, “and also try to give
them some background on cur-
rent research projects.”
MSI Port Aransas is located
next to the ship channel which
is dredged to allow ocean-going
vessels access to the city of Cor-
pus Christi. In order to keep
the channel from being blocked
by sedimentation, the mouth is
protected by jetties constructed
of large granite blocks and con-
crete. The jetties provide excel-
lent habitat for a variety of
marine creatures.
“I often begin a tour with a
trip to the jetties,” says Mr.
Tinnin, “and then take them
to the beach to compare marine
life in the two environments,
which are quite different though
next to each other.”
Almost every type of marino
environment is near the insti-
tute. In addition to the jetties
and the beach, students may
visit the bays, marshes,
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flats of the area.
“One of the most exciting
parts of a visit for many of the
student groups is a trip on one
of our research vessels,” says
Mr. Tinnin. “We charter the
boats on a ‘cost’ basis which
varies as to the type of vessel
and weekday or weekend use.”
The 80-foot steel-hulled Long-
horn and the 40-foot trawler
Lorene, and several smaller
boats are equipped for water
and bottom sampling.
A pier into the pass serves
as a platform for the gathering
of specimens which travel be-
tween the bay and the open
ocean. A tidal trap on the pier
is an excellent source of many
types of marine organisms.
Equipment Such as micro-
scopes, tanks and chemicals is
available in labs reserved for
student use.
“Preservation of specimens to
take back to their schools for
further study is one of the main
things they do in the labora-
tory,” says Mr. Tinnin, “and I
help them identify and preserve
their finds.”
Civic organizations, service
clubs and church groups are a-
mong those which take advan-
tage of the tours provided by
Mr,. Tinnin.
“If they contact me in ad-
vance I can make special ar-
rangements for them to see
anything they are specifically
interested in,” he says, “or I
can provide them with a general
overview of the activities here.”
One of the most popular at-
tractions is a film entitled
“Graveyard of the Gulf,” pro-
duced by UT’s Communication
Center, which tells the story of
a Spanish galleon which sank
off Padre Island in the 16th
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FRESH FISH
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OPEN DAILY 9 AM-7 P.M.
Carpenter, Howze, Roberts—Prop.
Marie Tucker, one of the smil-
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recently boated this beauty of
a wahoo, her first.
century and the recovery of
artifacts from the ship by the
Texas Antiquities Commission
which was aided by a boat and
several persons from MSI in
1972 and 1973.
Information on how to sched-
ule a visit, the facilities and
accommodations available at
MSI may be obtained by con-
tacting Richard Tinnin, Office
of Continuing Education, Ma-
rine Science Institute, Port
Aransas, Texas 78373. The
MSI phone numer is (512) 749-
6711.
Even if you don’t have a
group, or can’t use MSI research
facilities, stop in anyway and
let Mr. Tinnin introduce you to
the fascinating things that are
being done in marine science at
one of the leading oceanogra-
phic centers on the southern
coast of the U.S.
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