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MEDIA CENTER
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PUBLICATIONS
HRI PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS FOR DOWNLOAD
 GULF OF MEXICO SUMMIT PROCEEDINGS
(pdf 2.5 mb)
INVASIVE SPECIES WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS
(pdf 1.18 mb)
BULLETIN 89 ORIGINAL
(pdf 31 mb)
CURRENT PUBLICATION PROJECTS
BULLETIN 89: 50-YEAR UPDATE
Bulletin 89, as it is known and fondly remembered by past generations of
Gulf scientists, was first published in 1954 as The Gulf of Mexico - It's
Origins, Waters, and Marine Life by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. For
decades it was the only comprehensive reference on the Gulf, but in
recent years it has been primarily of only historical use. The vision was
to update this highly-referenced volume at the beginning of a new century
and to have HRI coordinate its development and release with partners in
the US, Mexico, and Cuba. This state-of-knowledge compilation has now
grown to seven volumes and will be published in TAMUCC Harte Research Institute book series, by
Texas A&M University Press.
The seven volumes include:
- Ecosystem-based Management
- Economics
- Geology
- Biota
- Physical Oceanography
- Chemical Oceanography
- Human Issues
The Economics volume was received and
submitted to TAMU Press in May, and the Ecosystem-based Management,
Geology, and Biota volumes will be submitted later in 2007. The other
three volumes are still underway and will be submitted next year. Since
it usually takes 12-18 months for books to be released once they are
submitted, it will be late 2008 to early 2009 before the new Bulletin 89
books become available.
BIODIVERSITY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO
The Biodiversity of the Gulf of Mexico Project has been developed in two
phases:
- Phase I: the compilation of a complete inventory of all marine
species living in the Gulf of Mexico and publishing it in book form, as
described above
- Phase II will be the conversion of that list into a
database and putting it on the Internet for widespread use and
application
The last of the 72 chapters (all various groups of flora and
fauna) have been received and are undergoing final editing and review.
This massive effort includes over 14,500 species listed by 126 authors
from 45 institutions in 14 different countries. Much more than just a
list, the inventory includes for each species: habitat, depth range,
distribution in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond, and pertinent references.
Project Leader Wes Tunnell says, "it will represent one of the few
instances of a total inventory of all species from a large marine
ecosystem anywhere in the world, and it will allow scientists, managers
and policy makers to better understand and care for the long-term
sustainable use and conservation of the Gulf of Mexico, which is the mission of
the HRI."
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