Sea Life Facility
About the Facility
The Sea Life Facility (SLF) provides a range of services and infrastructure supporting research and education at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Our student staff is involved in the day-to-day husbandry of aquatic and marine organisms and live feed cultures (phytoplankton and zooplankton), water quality monitoring, and life support system operation and maintenance for faculty, graduate student and undergraduate student-driven research projects. Student technicians and interns also pursue professional certifications as life support operators and water quality technicians in partnership with the Aquatic Animal Life Support Operator organization. Emphasis on technical skills, problem-solving, and leadership ensure our students are well-prepared to enter careers in aquarium science, aquaculture, veterinary medicine, marine animal rehabilitation and animal research.
Meet Our Staff
Katie St. Clair is the manager of the Sea Life Facility at Texas A&M University at Galveston. She obtained her M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Texas A&M University and her B.S. in Marine Biology and B.S. in Marine Fisheries from Texas A&M University at Galveston. She oversees the facility’s research, training and outreach activities, providing expertise in life support system design, animal husbandry and water quality management. In addition, Katie has extensive fieldwork experience in aquatic and marine environments, focusing on freshwater and marine fishes and sea turtles. In her spare time, she enjoys camping, fishing and birding.
Katie St. Clair
- stclairk@tamug.edu
- +1 (409) 741-4392