The structure cost included ADA upgrades of an existing restroom located in the Horace Caldwell Pier Pavilion. The observation tower is free and open to the public.
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There are 34 species of sharks that inhabit Texas coastal waters. This is the conclusion of Dr. Donald Wohlschlag, who has been keeping count as he leafs through a zoological key to local marine life. Through his window I can see past the Port Aransas dunes out to the Gulf a gray Gulf today, all its denizens securely tucked in. Wohlschlag is an ichthyologist and ecologist here at the University of Texas’ Institute of Marine Science, an idyllic laboratory/learning complex peopled mostly by tanned and bearded graduate students.
Wohlschlag himself is a rotund man with small eyes that crinkle up gleefully whenever the talk turns from fish to human folly. Sharks are really a little out of his line he’s busy right now constructing a tank to monitor the metabolisms of pinfish and mullet but he is ready to share both his literature and his opinions on the subject,
Construction for new deck closes portion of Port Aransas pier
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Nueces County is building a new observation deck at Horace Caldwell Pier and is anticipating construction to last until June 30, according to a Jan. 6 order from the county s judge Barbara Canales.Photo provided by Port Aransas Chamber of CommerceShow MoreShow Less
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Call it growing pains: Portions of a popular beach pier in Port Aransas will close it for the next six months.
Nueces County is building a new observation deck at Horace Caldwell Pier and is anticipating construction to last until June 30, according to a Jan. 6 order from the county s judge Barbara Canales. The closure will affect the section to the left of the pier as well as parking.