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1 Gulf of Mexico Regional Governance and Coordination Wes Tunnell Associate Director and Research Scientist, Director, Center for Coastal Studies Professor of Biology
2 The Harte Research Institute Endowed by Mr. Ed Harte (Sept. 2000) $46 million 6 Endowed Chairs 12 Endowed Graduate Research Assistantships Endowed Operating Budget Make a Difference
3 From Texas Legislature $18 Million for Harte Research Institute Building on TAMU-CC Campus; moved in October 2005 $300,000 Annual Special Item Funding for Gulf of Mexico Environmental Lab
4 The Team Bob Furgason HRI Director Sylvia Earle Chair, HRI Advisory Council Wes Tunnell
5 The Team Advisory Council Members: Dr. Sylvia Earle, Chair National Geographic Society Sr. Homero Aridjis Journalist, Mexico City Ms. Katharine Armstrong Ranching Mr. William Baker Environmental Manager, Reliant Energy Mr. William Bradford Former CEO Dresser / Halliburton Mr. Joseph Fitzsimons Chair, TPW Commission Dr. Robert Furgason Director, HRI Mr. Terry Garcia Executive Vice President, National Geographic Society Mr. Bryon Griffith Director, Gulf of Mexico Program Dr. David Guggenheim Vice President, Ocean Conservancy Sr. Eugenio Clariond Chairman and CEO, Grupo IMSA Mr. Luke Corbett CEO, Kerr McGee Mr. Jean Michel Cousteau Ocean Futures Society
6 Advisory Council Members: Dr. Eric Gustafson President, United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce Mr. Ray Hayes Executive Vice President, Mississippi State University Mr. William Harte Harte Family Sr. Alejandro Junco de la Vega Publisher, Monterrey Dr. Björn Kjervfe Dean, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University Dr. Kumar Mahadevan Executive Director, Mote Marine Lab Mr. Pat Noonan Chairman, Conservation Fund Sr. Raul Rodriguez Managing Director and CEO, North American Development Bank Dr. Andrew Sansom Executive Director, Exec. Director, Intl. Institute for Sustainable Water Resources Mr. G. T. (Tom) Theriot Manager, Safety, Health and Environment, ExxonMobil Dr. Don Walsh Oceanographer, Trieste Pilot Dr./Admiral Alberto Vazquez de la Cerda Universidad Veracruzana & Secretaria de Marina The Team Dr. John Ogden Director, Florida Institute of Oceanography Sr. Guillermo Garcia Montero Director, National Aquarium of Cuba
7 Advisory Council Meeting October 2001 Corpus Christi, Texas December 2001 Corpus Christi, Texas February 2002 Houston, Texas April 2002 Havana, Cuba October 2002 Veracruz Mexico January 2003 Corpus Christi, Texas April 2003 Washington, D.C. October 2003 Corpus Christi, Texas February 2004 Sarasota, Florida October 2004 New Orleans, LA Stennis Space Center, MS March 2005 Monterrey, Mexico November 2005 Corpus Christi, Texas
8 Mission Research institute of excellence at TAMU-CC to support and advance the long-term sustainable use and conservation of the Gulf of Mexico
9 Characteristics Generate and disseminate knowledge Encourage trinational responsibility and approach to understanding and managing the Gulf of Mexico (U.S., Mexico, Cuba) Collaboration and cooperation with varied Gulf partners
10 HRI Initiative/Collaborative Gulf of Mexico Past, Present, and Future Immediate Near to Mid-term Long-term 1. GulfBase ( 2. Gulf Exploration (each year) 3. State of Knowledge Workshop (Oct. 03) 4. Biodiversity of the Gulf of Mexico Project ( 03-06) 5. Bulletin Year Update ( 03-08) 6. State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit (Mar. 06) 7. Annual Thematic Working Conferences 8. Gulf of Mexico Alliance ( 05 ) 9. Public Policy Initiatives
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12 Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters and Biota (50-year update of Bulletin 89; 1954) Volume I Geology Volume IIa Physical Oceanography Volume IIb Chemical Oceanography Volume III Biota Volume IV Human Issues Volume V Ecosystem-based management
13 Research Focus Areas/Chairs: Marine Policy and Law (2005) Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Science (2005) Coastal and Marine GIS (2006) Ecosystem Studies and Modeling (2006) Coastal and Ocean Socioeconomics (2007) Ocean and Human Health (2007)
14 Environmental Overview Mediterranean-type Basin Cuba, Mexico, U.S. United States Size 1,575 km East-West 900 km North-South 1,500,000 km 2 Surface Area Gulf of Mexico Sigsbee Abyssal Plain Desoto Canyon Yucatan Yucatan Straits Straits Straits of Florida Cuba Continental Shelves Wide, Carbonate in East Narrow to Moderate, Terrigenous in West Mexico Bay of Campeche
15 Environmental Overview Major Drainages 85% U.S. Mississippi River 64% Rio Usumascinta ~70 bays, estuaries, lagoons Major Circulation = Loop Current United States Gulf of Mexico Sigsbee Abyssal Plain Desoto Canyon Yucatan Yucatan Straits Straits Straits of Florida Cuba Biota Temperate in North (Carolinian) Tropical in South (Caribbean) Mexico Bay of Campeche
16 Resources Oil & gas Mineral leases Major ports/shipping Fisheries commercial recreational Tourism Great biodiversity Diverse habitats Vast wetlands Numerous coral reefs Migratory waterfowl Nesting seabirds/sea turtles Mexico United States Gulf of Mexico Sigsbee Abyssal Plain Bay of Campeche Desoto Canyon Yucatan Yucatan Straits Straits Straits of Florida Cuba
17 Impacts Loss of critical habitats Degradation of water quality Overfishing Destructive fishing methods Oil spills Trash Nutrient enrichment (dead zones) Invasive species Beach/shellfish closures Coastal development Harmful algal blooms Mexico United States Gulf of Mexico Sigsbee Abyssal Plain Bay of Campeche Desoto Canyon Yucatan Yucatan Straits Straits Straits of Florida Cuba
18 Habitats 70 Bays, Estuaries & Lagoons
19 Habitats Shorelines
20 Habitats Continental Shelves
21 Drainages into the Gulf
22 Ecoregions
23 Coastal Demographics by County
24 Coastal Migratory Bird Habitat
25 Protected Areas on Land
26 Marine Protected Areas
27 Marine Protected Areas
28 Institutions & Organizations conducting GOM research Number of organizations around the Gulf Number of organizations doing GOM research located elsewhere Total number of Institutions/Organizations
29 Federal Alphabet (MPA) Soup in the Gulf
30 Principal Component Soup United States DOI: USFWS, NPS DOC: NMSP Mexico SEMARNAT: CONANP National Commission for Protected Natural Areas Cuba CITMA: CNAP National Center for Protected Areas (administer decrees)
31 Make A Difference Ed Harte
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