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News
Texas A&M scores with major comeback effort
in fishing tournament
WFSC students Paul Manley and Andrew Shafer post big win at Texas Regional Championship of National Guard FLW College Fishing tournament. Read More & watch video >>
Dr. Robert B. Ditton of College Station, Texas passed away peacefully Friday, October 30, 2009 at College Station Medical Center, surrounded by his family, after a two year long courageous battle with cancer. Read More >>
Ashley Hanna, WFSC 3+2 Program student gets fellowship
Dude Perfect appeared on CBS Early Show
TAMU Chapter of The Wildlife Society win National Quiz Bowl
On Tuesday, 22 September 2009, the Quiz Bowl Team of the TAMU Chapter of The Wildlife Society won the National Quiz Bowl Competition at Monterey Bay, California. Read More >>
Half of the fish consumed globally is now raised on farms, study finds
Aquaculture, once a fledgling industry, now accounts for 50 percent of the fish consumed globally, according to a new report by an international team of researchers. And while the industry is more efficient than ever, it is also putting a significant strain on marine resources by consuming large amounts of feed made from wild fish harvested from the sea, the authors conclude. Their findings are published in the Sept. 7 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Read More >>
Freshwater Fish Populations See Rapid Decline
Just a few hundred years ago, the world's rivers and lakes teemed with gigantic fish. Freshwater fish were so plentiful that they were used to feed farm animals and fishermen found it hard not to make a catch, according to a new review of historical accounts. Read More >>
$1.85 Million Given to Wildlife and Fisheries
According to the terms of her will, the late Carolyn Wierichs Kelso has given two gifts totaling more than $1.85 million to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science, part of Texas A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Read More >>
El Dr. Mora habla sobre su contribución para el mejoramiento del medio ambiente Durante la conferencia de SACNAS Cielo y Tierra entrevistó al Dr. Miguel Angel Mora Zacarías, ecotoxicólogo del departamento de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de la Universidad de Texas A&M en College Station. En la entrevista, el Dr. Mora nos cuenta sobre la labor que desempeña actualmente como profesor de la universidad, donde además de impartir clases realiza investigaciones científicas relacionadas con la conservación del medio ambiente. Listen or download >>
Faculty Position in Ichthyology and Curator of Fishes
Seminars
Ecology Lunchtime Seminar Series: Fridays, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, 308 Nagle Hall
- November 20 Chris Schalk, “Mechanisms of community structure in a guild of tropical anurans”
- December 4 Anna Knipps, “Evaluation of the landowner incentive program in Texas”
Defenses
Events
The Darwin 150 Project
Celebrating 150 Years of Charles Darwin
a webcast lecture series in four parts shown in Rudder Theater
Faculty from Texas A&M University will answer questions after each lecture
Hosted by the Department of Biology, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, the Faculty of Neuroscience, and the IRP in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Ira Greenbaum, Professor, Department of Biology, will serve as host and panelist for all lectures
November 17, 2009