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| Dr. Thomas (sponsor) and
newly elected NSTA Chapter Officers traveled to Port Aransas to meet with other emerging Chapter leaders in
Texas. |
Offices (and
sponsors alike) were taken with the seafood and vessels -- but did not
forsake their allegiance to Texas Tech. |
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| The group got a great science
lesson aboard Dr. Rick Tinnin's research boat. Note the drag net
just out of the water. |
Dr. Tinnin carefully removed
each specimen and talked about its unique features, habits, and behaviors. |
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| "This crab is too cute for
words." |
"Hey, see my fish!
Hurry with the picture so I can throw him to the seagulls!" |
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| "If you look really closely,
you can see a baby starfish! They start out so small!" |
"OK. So, it's too
cloudy for bird watching -- but we're not so sure we really want to see
alligators instead." |