GCOOS Spring Webinar Series 2023
The GCOOS Spring Webinar Series 2023 will feature our Principal Investigators and include an overview of their GCOOS-supported work in the Gulf of Mexico and [...]
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Red Tide Citizen Scientists
Commercial fishermen in Southwest Florida are donating their time & vessels to support a better scientific understanding of offshore waters In 2018, as blooms of […]
New Gulf Radar Installations Help to Protect Lives and Support the Nation’s Blue Economy
On Tuesday, Aug. 27, the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) joined with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Ocean […]
Undersea Feature Named in Memoriam of GCOOS, Texas A&M Oceanographer
An undersea feature in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary has been named in memory of Dr. Matthew K. Howard, founding staff member and […]
Expanding Red Tide Warning Systems
A new study published in the peer-review journal PLoS ONE shows that citizen science volunteers using a relatively low-cost tool can help increase the size […]
Northern Gulf: Beach Closures and Advisories
A massive influx of freshwater sent down the Mississippi River due to heavy rains throughout the basin is wreaking havoc on coastal communities in Louisiana […]
CSI: Death on a Coral Reef
One by one, divers dropped into the water from the M/V Fling, a live-aboard charter boat that specializes in recreational diving trips to the Flower […]
Harmful Algal Blooms
Harmful Algal Blooms There are thousands of species of algae — phytoplankton — in fresh and marine waters worldwide. They are essential to life as […]
