Rockport Marine Laboratory

In 1935, Rockport Marine Lab was set up aboard the houseboat "Vivian" in Rockport Harbor to assist the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission with fisheries management. In 1947, a permanent lab was built on the harbor, a state of the art facility including a public aquarium. When the commission merged into the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., the lab began support of its Coastal Fisheries Division in long-term management of fisheries populations to ensure sustainable stocks of finfish, shellfish and other marine life important to commerce and recreation. The lab's research over the years has helped make Texas a national leader in marine fisheries management. 175 Years of Texas Independence * 1836-2011

Rockport Marine Laboratory is a historical marker in Rockport, Aransas County, dedicated in 2011. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Aransas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 55 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.0244, -97.0477 near Rockport. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jackson Family Maritime Companies (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Woman's Club of Aransas County Building, Fulton-Bruhl House, and Hoopes-Smith House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016785. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.