An HRI Collaboration
Healthy Coastal Waters
Multiple factors have caused a decline in water quality throughout the Gulf but with extensive research, sustainable solutions can be developed to improve the health of coastal waterways.
For the greater Gulf
An interdisciplinary institute dedicated to advancing the long-term sustainable use and conservation of the Gulf.
Raising Awareness
HRI scientists dive into Coral Bleaching Awareness Month
Tragic event
Rare hailstorm creates bird mortality event
Message from the Ocean
Creepy dolls offer message from the ocean
The Gulf is the ninth-largest body of water in the world. It’s more than twice as big as Texas. But its vast scale isn’t the only thing that makes it significant. The Gulf is a laboratory to explore all the big challenges facing our oceans today. How do we balance vital ecosystems and economies? How do we work with other countries to do what’s best for our shared resources? How can we transform our oceans for people living now and future generations? These questions can’t be answered by science alone or one nation alone. The Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi integrates marine science with expertise in policy, social sciences, and economics and brings together leading minds across the U.S., Mexico and Cuba. This interdisciplinary, tri-national approach helps us see the larger picture and create science-driven solutions™ that have a lasting impact. Because we believe what’s good for the entire Gulf is good for us all.
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Our Work
HRI features nine research groups spanning scientific, social science, policy and legal disciplines, each with projects specific to their areas of study. Together our researchers collaborate to solve complex problems that face the Gulf.
Featured Projects
Help us with our mission to achieve an ecologically and economically sustainable Gulf.
You can help secure the resources of the Gulf today by joining the Friends of HRI with a contribution that will make a meaningful difference in its future. Be a part of this dynamic and important center of marine science working towards a greater Gulf.