Joan and Scott Holt are marine biologists who have worked at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas for more than 30 years. Scott retired in May and is currently a Research Fellow and Joan is Director of Fisheries and Mariculture and holds the Perry R. Bass Chair. Along with their interest in marine fish they have also studied birds for over 30 years carrying out surveys of the seasonal distribution of birds in Mexico and in South Texas, as well as ecological studies of the flora and fauna in critical avian habitat. Joan has been training youth birding teams for the Great Texas Birding Classis competition for six years and Scott has captained the Port Aransas Spoonbills Big Sit Classic team since its beginning. They are co-compilers of the Port Aransas Christmas Bird count that has been ongoing for 33 years and have worked to preserve and design both the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center and the Joan and Scott Holt Paradise Pond.
Port Aransas, TX
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