Island University Expands Research, Teaching Capabilities with Tidal Hall Life Science Research Building
Expanding its mission of unparalleled commitment to every students’ success through high-impact teaching and research, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi officially opened its newest facility, Tidal Hall Life Science Research Building. The $60-million development supports the Island University’s fastest growing programs including environmental ecology, biomedical/genetics, marine genomics, fisheries & mariculture, and marine microbiology. Read More...
HRI: Baffin Bay Watershed Project Included in Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan
A watershed project aimed at improving the health of Baffin Bay is included in the state’s new 2019 Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan announced in March. The project is led by HRI Chair for Coastal Ecosystem Processes Dr. Mike Wetz of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Read More...
HRI Had Role in Historic Decision to Give Red Snapper Management Back to States
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council made the unanimous decision in early April to give state fisheries management agencies like Texas Parks and Wildlife the responsibility to manage harvest of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. State management will begin with the 2020 private recreational red snapper season. The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is playing a key role in providing the science and policy basis for this historic change to red snapper fishery management. Read More...
Meet 'Chancellor Shark': Tracking Shortfin Makos to Save a Species
“Chancellor Shark,” named for Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, is the newest Shortfin Mako shark tagged by the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Read More...
University Researchers Release Results from Aransas Pass Police Body Camera Footage Study
While research shows that a majority of law enforcement action does not involve force, there is a nationwide push to confront perceptions that police are abusing their power. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi researchers have joined this ongoing conversation in an impactful way by studying 12 months of body camera footage from the Aransas Pass Police Department. Read More...
