The Shrimp Mariculture Project is the oldest and most prestigious of public domain shrimp research projects in the U.S. and is ranked in the top three shrimp research projects in the world.

The objective of the Shrimp Mariculture Project is to develop the science and technology necessary to create a very significant new agricultural crop, shrimp, for the state of Texas.



AgriLife Research Mariculture Laboratory
1300 Port Street
Port Aransas, TX  78343
Phone:  361-749-4625
Fax:  361-749-5756


Greenhouse enclosed raceways

Greenhouse- enclosed raceways

800L tank system used for diet studies

800L tank-system used for diet studies

Lined ponds

Lined ponds

 
TAMU Shrimp Mariculture Lab-Port Aransas

 Stations and Laboratories

Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi

AgriLife Research Station - Beeville

AgriLife Research Mariculture Laboratory - Flour Bluff

AgriLife Research Mariculture Laboratory - Port Aransas