Our Work

Bringing Baffin Back

An HRI Collaboration

Bringing Baffin Back™ is a sustained commitment to dramatically improve the health of Baffin Bay and the surrounding economy through partnerships between scientists and stakeholders who want the bay to thrive.

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Institutional Initiatives

Nurdle Patrol

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Institutional Initiatives

"Beachcombing" with Jace Tunnell

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Geospatial Sciences

Modernization and Recapitalization of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System

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Conservation & Biodiversity

Colony Island Network Design and Implementation (CINDI): A Prioritization Tool to Rehabilitate Colony Islands Along the Texas Coast

Oyster Conservation

An HRI Collaboration

Fishing pressures and natural and manmade disasters have taken a significant toll on oyster reef habitat in the Gulf of Mexico, but new opportunities in aquaculture and restoration can get these habitats back.

Gulf of Mexico Report Cards

An HRI Collaboration

The Gulf of Mexico Report Card Program is a tri-national effort that uses science and local knowledge to create a snapshot of ecosystem health and understand how it is changing over time.

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Ecosystem Science & Modeling

A Hydrological Seesaw and its Effect on Alkalinity Dynamics in Estuaries Along a Climate Gradient

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Community Resilience

Socio-economic Analysis of Oyster Reef Restoration Sites

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Coastal Conservation & Restoration

Texas Oyster Reef Restoration - Trinity Bay

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Community Resilience

Beach Use Analysis to Support Beach Watch Management

Healthy Coastal Waters

An HRI Collaboration

Multiple factors have caused a decline in water quality throughout the Gulf of Mexico but with extensive research, sustainable solutions can be developed to improve the health of coastal waterways.

Trinational Initiative with Mexico and Cuba

An HRI Collaboration

The Gulf of Mexico spans borders, and so do its conservation issues. HRI believes in fostering international relationships between Gulf researchers to promote better science and policy.

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Coastal Conservation & Restoration

Refining Field Methods for Oyster Reef Carbon Sequestration

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Institutional Initiatives

Evaluating Reproductive Timing, Population Genetics, and Disease Load in Texas Oysters

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Coastal Ecosystem Processes

Petronila and San Fernando Creeks WPP Implementation

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Community Resilience

Composite Red Tide Vulnerability Index (CRTVI): Assessing and Communicating Vulnerability of Coastal Communities to Red Tide in Florida

Living with Sea Level Rise in Texas

An HRI Collaboration

We're using the interdisciplinary expertise of HRI to conduct one of the most comprehensive assessments of sea level rise impacts ever performed in Texas.

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Coastal Ecosystem Processes

Expansion of Proactive Monitoring Capacity for Harmful Algal Blooms

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Coastal Conservation & Restoration

Developing Methods for Restoration of Cyanobacterial Mats on Wind-Tidal Flats

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Ecosystem Science & Modeling

Impacts of Transient Events on Ecosystem Resistance and Resilience along the Western Gulf of Mexico Coast

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Geospatial Sciences

AI-enabled Enterococcus Predictor for Texas Coastal Ocean Beach

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Coastal Conservation & Restoration

A Roadmap for Developing Resilient Oyster Populations

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Coastal Ecosystem Processes

Assessing the Risks to Ecosystem Health from Increasing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Levels in Lavaca Bay

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HydroEcology

Sediment Quality Assessment Survey of San Antonio Bay

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Community Resilience

Flood Risk and Vulnerability: Evaluating the Fiscal and Social Implications of Property Buyouts in Flood-prone Communities

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Community Resilience

An Observational Study of Ship Channel and Shallow Bay Interactions and their Influence in Corpus Christi Bay