1.   ...our aquatic resources.

2.   Larry McKinney, senior director of aquatic resources for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said the state would be foolish to ignore the Dead Zone.

3.   Tom Mumford, head of the state Department of Natural Resources aquatic resources section, said Pacific Coast tides have more dramatic ranges than Atlantic Ocean tides.

4.   BFAR Director Dennis Araullo said the training vessel will help the country conserve and manage marine fisheries and aquatic resources.