Established in 1925, The Aransas County Navigation District began a program to improve the harbor. The Rockport Marine Laboratory began in 1935 aboard the houseboat Vivian. In 1947, a permanent building was constructed on the southeast side of the harbor to house the Marine Lab and an aquarium.
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