Events

AFF Outing: Saturday, 18 November 2006

Sea Center Texas – A Marine Aquarium and Fish Hatchery
Lake Jackson, Texas

Sea Center AerialOn Saturday November 18th we are making an educational road trip to Sea Center Texas (www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/visitorcenters/seacenter/). This is a modern marine aquarium, fish hatchery and nature center located on 75 acres in Lake Jackson. It is operated by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in partnership with the Coastal Conservation Association, The Dow Chemical Company, and US Fish and Wildlife Service Sportfish Restoration Funds. The facility opened in 1996, and includes a visitor center with exhibits of Texas marine life, the largest redfish hatchery in the world, 36 one-acre fish culture ponds, an outdoor wetland exhibit, and a youth fishing pond. The visitor center educates through interpretive displays, a “touch tank” and aquariums depicting native Texas habitats including a salt marsh, jetty, reef and open Gulf exhibits. The Gulf aquarium highlights “Gordon”, a 300+ -pound grouper, and the state record moray eel. The center offers a variety of educational programs that promote the wise use and conservation of Texas’ marine resources.