UTRGV Coastal Studies Laboratory — Local services in Port Isabel

The Lab's shell collection spans from the Atlantic to the Pacific! Entering the exhibit room you feel like you're swimming into an offshore reef complex! The aquariums spotlight Laguna Madre and Gulf of Mexico species and charismatic megafauna i.e. seaturtles and dolphins are suspended overhead. Staff offer classes in marine science including fish printing and shark dissection for youth. Admission is free but you have to pay an entrance fee to Isla Blanca Park and it is...

Great museum and lab! This place has a lot of native specimens. They offer great classes as well. From Fish Prints (Gyotaku), Mammal Stranding Classes, etc. Yesterday I got to attend a Project Aquatic WILD training here yesterday and definitely want to head back. They also have a floating classroom...

Free small museum in Isla Blanca Park by UTRGV. You'll find a main room and a couple of hall ways with shells and bones of all types of sea animals. It's informative and a good escape from the heat. There is also a small gift...