The Port Aransas Conservancy wants the Port of Corpus Christi to design a desalination permit it is seeking to dump the discharge offshore instead of into the water off Harbor Island. A headline and the story on the front page of the Port Aransas South Jetty on Thursday, July 21, incorrectly stated that the entire desalination plant might be constructed […]
Perch for pelicans
Brown pelicans scramble for a perch during the Piggy Perch Contest on Friday, July 8, part of the 86th Deep Sea Roundup. Some conservationists believe such perch and other species might be endangered if the Port Authority of Corpus Christi placed a desalination plant on Harbor Island. The Port Aransas Conservancy, which opposes the plan, says it may have convinced […]
Desalination discharge offshore?
Port may entertain conservancy’s ideaThe Port of Corpus Christi might scrap its plans to seek a desalination plant discharge permit on Harbor Island in favor of moving the effluent through a pipeline offshore before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Board (TCEQ) rules on the permit, according to a Port Aransas Conservancy official. Conservancy President James King said that although two judges with the […]
Dog adopter sought for oil spill detection research
One citizen scientist is being sought to volunteer for a research project using dogs to detect oil spills along the Texas coast. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has partnered with Texas A&M University Corpus Christi to fund a research project investigating the effectiveness of using canines to detect oil spills. Aaron Baxter, a research specialist at the Center for […]
Waterfront wonder
Crowds lined the waterfront from the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture to the south jetty on Friday, July 15, to watch as Vito, a floating oil production platform, departed through the Aransas Pass. The rig was bound for the Gulf of Mexico from the Kiewit yard in Ingleside where its topside design was completed. Its final destination is […]
Reward offered in turtle death
An incident on North Padre Island at Packery Channel in which a green sea turtle was found speared to death has local wildlife activists on alert. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the death of the turtle that was killed by an arrow from a spear gun, according to officials […]
And they’re off!
Boats competing in the Billfish Pachanga last week took off in two consecutive shotgun starts with 20 boats in each group at midday Thursday, July 14. The anglers fished through Saturday, July 16. Results and photos are inside this edition on Page 6B, and more photos are on Page 1B.
Going hog wild
Animals trapped to control numbersBoots, a 12-foot alligator who hangs out at the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture, might be doing his part to keep feral hogs at bay. The preserve mascot — or perhaps one of his buddies — was discovered Sunday, July 17, lolling in the water next to a lifeless hog that may have ventured too close and made […]
Under the sea
‘Disney’s Little Mermaid’ to open at PACT FridayThe story of a magical undersea world will open on the Port Aransas Community Theatre stage for a three-week run on Thursday, July 21. “Disney’s Little Mermaid” will run through Aug. 7 at the PACT, 2327 State Highway 361. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $22 per person for adults […]
