LINKS

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
http://www.tamucc.edu/
Called "The Island University" - home to Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies

TAMU-CC Coastal and Marine System Science Ph.D. Program
http://pens.tamucc.edu/cmss/
Highly interdisciplinary, this degree is designed to serve graduate students with diverse backgrounds in the natural and computational sciences.

TAMU-CC Center for Coastal Studies
http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/ccs/
An interdisciplinary marine research institute that conducts basic and applied research, ecological monitoring, public education outreach and graduate-level education and research programs focusing on marine topics from the Gulf of Mexico.

GulfBase website
http://gulfbase.org/
Research database for Gulf of Mexico Research. Supported by the HRI.

TAMU-CC Conrad Blucher Institute
http://www.cbi.tamucc.edu/
An interdisciplinary marine research institute that conducts basic and applied research, ecological monitoring, public education outreach and graduate-level education and research programs focusing on marine topics from the Gulf of Mexico.

Corpus Christi Bay Environmental Information System
http://ccbay.tamucc.edu/
The Corpus Christi Bay Test Bed is an environmental research facility designed to observe, model, and understand hypoxia in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas.

Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
http://ocean.tamu.edu/GCOOS/gcoos.htm
An organization seeking to establish an observing system for the Gulf of Mexico for the purposes of detecting and predicting climate variability, preserving healthy marine ecosystems, ensuring human health, managing resources, facilitating marine transportation, enhancing national security and mitigating against coastal hazards

Gulf of Mexico Alliance
http://dep.state.fl.us/gulf/
A partnership among the Gulf states and 13 federal agencies and Mexico which shares science, expertise and financial resources to better protect the health of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem while securing a lasting underwater legacy for future generations

State of the Gulf Symposium 2006
http://stateofthegulf.org/
Symposium held March 28-30, 2006 at the HRI that focused on achieving sustainable economies and environmental quality within the Gulf of Mexico Region

Gulf of Mexico Foundation
http://gulfmex.org/
Nonprofit corporation representing citizens concerned with the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico. The GMF works to promote and fund research, education and conservation programs.

EPA Gulf of Mexico Program
http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/welcome.html
Dedicated to finding and applying environmental solutions that work in concert with sound economic development ... working with many partners in the five Gulf states to protect the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
http://www.gulfcouncil.org/
One of eight regional fishery management councils which manage fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
http://www.gsmfc.org/
An organization of the five Gulf states. Goal is the conservation, development and utilization of the fishery resources of the Gulf to provide food, employment, income and recreation to the people of the U.S.

Northern Gulf of Mexico Cooperative Institute
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/...
The cornerstone of NOAA's commitment to the Gulf of Mexico Alliance and NOAA's response the U.S. Ocean Action Plan. Facilitates broad-based research, development, education and outreach focusing on the northern Gulf of Mexico region.

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/
Conducts and supports research, monitoring, assessments and technical assistance to meet NOAA’s coastal stewardship and management responsibilities

World Ocean Observatory
http://thew2o.net/
A place of exchange for ocean information, education and public discourse about the future of the ocean and its implication for human survival

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
http://gcbo.org/
An organization that studies birds and works to conserve birds and their habitat in and around the Gulf of Mexico.