South Texas Stories

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• Oral History Interview of Dr. Dara Orbach
  This is an oral history recording of Dr. Dara Orbach, interviewed by Maxwell McClure. Dr. Orbach talks about her work as a marine biologist and what led to take the career path she is on. This includes details about her undergraduate studies, graduate studies, research experience with marine mammals, and her current work that she does in her lab at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She also gives advice for prospective students who want to study marine mammals.
• Oral History Interview of Dr. Paul Montagna (Part Two)
  This is an oral history recording of Dr. Paul Montagna interviewed by Jen Brown. Dr. Montagna talks about his work on oil and gas environmental issues; his scientific work on the deep sea; his research on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; and his views on science in a post-truth era.
• Oral History Interview of Anthony "Tony" F. Amos
  This is an oral history recording of Tony Amos interviewed by Jen Brown. Mr. Amos discusses his early life, family, and career in oceanography; his work at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute; his studies of San Jose Island and Mustang Island; turtles, dolphins, birds, and other wildlife; tidal charts; trash, marine debris, and MARPOL; oil spills; and his work with ARK (the Animal Rehabilitation Keep, now called the Amos Rehabilitation Keep) and the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network.
• Oral History Interview of Emilie Payne
  This is an oral history recording of Emilie Payne interviewed by Jen Brown. Emilie Payne discusses birding in South Texas as well as her work protecting brown pelican nesting groups and patrolling Pelican Island in Corpus Christi Bay.
• Oral History Interview of Dr. David McKee
  This is an oral history recording of Dr. David McKee interviewed by Jen Brown. Dr. McKee discusses his early life growing up in Sinton, Texas; hunting and fishing; his work as a marine biologist and a professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; his books; and his involvement with the Coastal Conservation Association.
• Oral History Interview of Captain Billy Sandifer
  This is an oral history recording of Captain Billy Sandifer interviewed by Jen Brown. Captain Sandifer discusses his life growing up in South Texas; hunting and fishing; shrimping; shark fishing and guiding; the creation of the nonprofit organization Friends of Padre and the annual Big Shell Beach Clean Up; his views on the environment, conservation, and climate change; and his role as a DEA informant for drug smuggling along the Padre Island National Seashore.
• Oral History Interview of Dr. Paul Montagna (Part One)
  This is an oral history recording of Dr. Paul Montagna interviewed by Jen Brown. Dr. Montagna talks about becoming a scientist; his longtime work as a marine biologist on estuaries and freshwater inflow; Texas water law, Senate Bill 3 (2007), and Texas politics; his role in the creation of MANERR (Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve); and being a member of the Port Aransas school board.
• Oral History Interview of Dennis Burk
  This is an oral history recording of Dennis Burk interviewed by Jen Brown. Mr. Burk covers his work as a volunteer at the Texas State Aquarium and Padre Island National Seashore; diving; travel; sea turtles; environmental education and conservation; and his work as a registered nurse in Corpus Christi, Texas.