Gulf of Mexico Report Card Prototype for Texas
Implementing Organization
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$550,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
The U.S. Department of Treasury
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 5: Centers of Excellence Research Grant Program
Details
Project Category
Human and Social
Project Actions
Education and Outreach
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
This project will develop a prototype Gulf of Mexico Report Card by evaluating the over all ecosystem health of the Texas Gulf Coast. Workshops of scientists, stakeholders and Texas environmental managers will convene to identify the pressures and stressors that impinge on coastal Texas ecosystems and define long-term sustainability goals.
Contact
Larry McKinney(361) 825-2070
Larry.McKinney@tamucc.edu
Project Website
Mark Harwell, Jack Gentile
Grant funds to support the development of the Gulf of Mexico Report Card, a comprehensive Report Card on the health of the Gulf of Mexico that will be scientifically based, widely accessible, and readily understandable by policy-makers, stakeholders, scientists, and the public.