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 UTPA Coastal Studies Lab - South Padre Island, TX Posted by:  JimmyEv
N 26° 04.278 W 097° 09.543
14R E 684146 N 2884880
Behind the beaches, hidden in the seagrass of Isla Blanca County Park, is this working lab, open to visitors a few hours every day (except Saturday). Inside is like an old-fashioned aquarium - lots of animals and exhibits but very little flash.
Waymark Code: WM3FH0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2008
Views: 74
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Inside Isla Blanca Park is this hidden little gem, with examples of various marine life - some mounted, some live in tanks, and some anatomically labeled skeletal remains. Along the walls, you can read some of the studies the laboratory has done, such as Isolation of a Putative Alkali Tolerant Copper-Sulfide Oxidizing Bacterium Inhabiting a Hypersaline Estuary. Ah, the life of a marine biologist. In plain English, most of the studies focus on pollution of the “hypersaline estuary” called the Laguna Madre.
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Name: UTPA Coastal Studies Lab
Location/Address:
100 Marine Lab Drive
South Padre Island, TX USA
78597
Telephone Number: 956.761.2644
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type/Specialty: Marine Biology
Agency/Ownership: University of Texas Pan-American
Educational programs: http://portal.utpa.edu/utpa_main/daa_home/cose_home/csl/programs
Theater: No.
Hours of operation: Sunday-Friday, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Admission Fee: Free; $4 per car into Isla Blanca Park
Gift Shop: yes
Cafe/Restaurant: Not listed
Other Features: Not listed
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