Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust Environmental Research Symposium

The Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust has sponsored 34 environmental research projects through the 2024-2025 funding cycle. This project will convene the investigators of these projects to participate in a Matagorda Bay Mitigation Trust Environmental Research Symposium. The Symposium will be held April 1-2, 2026, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Symposium contributions will be published in an open access book to ensure wide distribution of the results. 

There is a need to share results among the scientists who have performed studies under the aegis of the MBMT environmental research funding priority. Convening these researchers will identify and share new knowledge learned about the system and enable the discovery of data gaps. The Symposium will also allow sharing information between researchers and stakeholders. 

There are many stakeholders that have worked with the MBMT and communicating research results with them will have a positive impact on their understanding of the state of the science for the project area. This work will demonstrate the need for action as it relates to regulating discharges into the bay systems.