Mr. Hammerschmidt's Sea Life Treasures program is designed to acquaint youth and adults with the diversity, behaviors, uniqueness and importance of marine organisms and their habitats.

Mr. Hammerschmidt will have on display a collection of a wide variety of marine specimens, both real and replicas, for the audience to see and handle.  These specimens include a large tiger shark jaw, fish skulls, seashells, sponges, starfish, sand dollars and more.

As he leads the audience on a tour of his collection, he will share fascinating details about the animals; how they live, how big they get, and some unique things that they do.  Did you know that a starfish eats its food outside its body?

Mr. Hammerschmidt encourages the audience to ask him questions during his presentation.

Paul Hammerschmidt is a marine biologist and is retired from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Coastal Fisheries Division after over 40 years of service.

He has a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of California San Diego, and a Master's of Science degree in Fisheries Science from Texas A& M University.