Coastal & Marine System Science
Habitats and the living shoreline
Reefs, seagrass, oysters, and wetlands. How Gulf habitats function, decline, and recover, and what it takes to restore them at scale.
Our research
Understanding the Gulf as one connected system
From the watershed to the deep sea, HRI's research areas turn long-term science into tools that managers, communities, and policymakers can put to work for the Gulf of Mexico.
Research areas
Five areas of focus
Sustainable Fisheries
Productive fisheries, healthy stocks
Stock assessment, tagging, and the science behind management decisions that keep Gulf fisheries productive over the long term.
Freshwater Inflow
Rivers, bays, and estuaries
How freshwater reaches the coast shapes everything downstream. HRI models inflow to protect estuary health.
Conservation & Restoration
From data to decisions
Translating ecological and economic data into conservation strategy, valuation, and on-the-ground restoration.
Socioeconomics & Policy
People and the Gulf economy
Connecting Gulf ecosystems to the communities and economies that depend on them, from BlueValue to coastal resilience.
Data & Informatics
Open data for the whole Gulf
GRIIDC and GulfBase make decades of Gulf research data discoverable, citable, and reusable by anyone.
Education
A pathway into Gulf science
HRI works alongside Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi graduate programs to train the next generation of Gulf scientists.
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Graduate Research
Marine biology & coastal science
Thesis and dissertation research embedded in active HRI labs and long-term Gulf monitoring programs.
Fellowships
HRI graduate fellowships
Funded positions that pair students with endowed-chair research groups across HRI's focus areas.
Public Programs
The Gulf, explained
Podcasts, report cards, and public talks that make Gulf science accessible to the broader community.
Get involved
Support the next decade of Gulf science
Whether you are a prospective student, a partner agency, or a donor, there is a way to be part of HRI's mission.