The University of Texas at MARINE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
Open house

Saturday, June 14
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Boat tours

UTMSI and Parks and Wildlife Dept. boats cannot take children under 10 years old. Boat trips depart from registration booth

Bay ecology

R/V Katy: 9, 10:30 a.m.; noon; 1:30, 3 p.m.

R/V Nueces: 9, 10:30 a.m.; noon; 1:30, 3 p.m.

M/V Mustang: 9, 10:30 a.m.; noon

Wharf Cat: 1:30, 3 p.m.

Shore ecology (UTMSI small boats)

Group A: 8:45, 10:15, 11:45 a.m.; 1:15, 2:45 p.m.

Group B: 9:30, 11 a.m.; 12:30, 2 p.m.

Shows and exhibitions

Ocean Theater: "Sea Spot Swim" (for small children) (Visitors' Center auditorium): 9, 11 a.m.; 1, 3 p.m.

Corals in Peril - Dr. Tamara Pease (Visitors' Center auditorium): 10 a.m.

Diving with Seals under Antarctica's Ice Park - Dr. Lee Fuiman (Visitors' Center auditorium): 2 p.m.

Sea Turtles and Birds - Tony Amos and the ARK Staff (Turtle ponds): 10 a.m.; noon; 2, 4 p.m.

Guided tours Limit 20 per tour

Depart from registration booth

Fish from the Hatchery to the Table: 9, 10, 11 a.m.; 1, 2, 3 p.m.

Sex Hormones in Fish: 9, 11 a.m.; 1, 3 p.m.

MSI: Science and the Sea: 9, 10, 11 a.m.; noon; 1, 2, 3, 4 p.m.

Also:

Touch tanks: Sea Creatures (pier lab)

Face painting and coloring

Here Fishy, Fishy - Fishing for kids

UTMSI Library - Self-guided tours

Story time (UTMSI Library) Souvenir shopping (Ocean Emporium, Visitors' Center)