Urban Coasts Publications
TAMU-SG-02-102 AVAILABLE
A Sustainable Gulf of Mexico: Research, Technology and Observations 1950-2050.
Publisher: Sustainable Coastal Margins Program, Texas A&M University. Conference Proceedings
Price: $10.00
The Gulf of Mexico has been a focus of education, research and technology development for Teas A&M University for much of the institution's history. It is a major state and national resource and the sustainable utilization of the Gulf is important to the state and nation's future development and well-being. The Gulf of Mexico supports a $20 billion tourist industry, 40 percent of U.S. commercial fisheries, six of the nations top ten ports, waterways that handle one-half of the total U.S. import/ export tonnage, 97 percent of the U.S. offshore gas reserves and 72 percent of the U.S. offshore oil reserves. In conjunction with observance of the 125th anniversary of Texas A&M University, a Symposium was held in February 2002 to highlight the University's contributions to facilitation of safe and efficient marine operations, ensuring national security, managing living resources for sustainable use, preserving healthy marine ecosystems, mitigating the effects of natural hazards and protecting public health. The Symposium also included a site visited by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. Testimony before that panel is included in this proceedings.
TAMU-SG-02-504 AVAILABLE
Don't Pollute: A Pump-Out Guide for Boats
Authors: Jean O'Dette and Dewayne Hollin
Publisher: Clean Texas Marina Program. Texas A&M University.
Year Published: 2002
Price: $0.00
Brochure. The Clean Texas Marina Program, dedicated to helping marinas become and stay clean, is part of a national clean marina initiative. Found in this brochure is a comprehensive list of Texas coastal and inland marinas equipped with pump-out stations. The brochure includes contact information for those marinas as well as helpful tips for healthy boat sanitation procedures.
TAMU-SG-02-702 AVAILABLE
The State of the Bay: A Characterization of the Galveston Bay Ecosystem. Second Edition.
Authors: Theron Sage and Alecya Gallaway
Publisher: Galveston Bay Estuary Program
Year Published: August 2002
http://gbic.tamug.edu/sobdoc/sob2/sob2page.html
Price: $0.00
This document is about the nature and history of the Galveston Bay system, the findings of studies on Galveston Bay and its watershed, and the management actions based on those findings. The scientific information is placed in the context of historical resource use and modern social and economic features of the Galveston Bay watershed. While most of the scientific information covers only a brief snapshot of time extending back about 30 years, man has been modifying Galveston Bay for much longer. The bay as a geological features of the Texas coast and an ecosystem extends back far beyond the presence of humans in southeast Texas.
TAMU-SG-92-109 AVAILABLE
Nutrient Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity. NECOP Workshop Proceedings, October 1991.
Length: 154 pages
Publisher: Texas Sea Grant College Program
Year Published: 1992
Price: $0.00
In 1989, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration initiated the Nutrient Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity (NECOP) study as the first field effort of its Coastal Ocean Program. The long-term goal of NECOP is to conduct generic studies of nutrient loading to coastal ecosystems of the United States, and, in particular, to develop an improved understanding of the effects of anthropogenic nutrient loadings in these ecosystems. The initial NECOP field study is being conducted within the shelf waters of Texas and Louisiana that are influenced by the Mississippi Atchafalaya River system. This field work began during the summer of 1990. In October 1991, a workshop was held at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium to summarize progress to date. This report summarizes the observations and preliminary interpretations that were presented at the workshop. The report consists of 22 papers prepared by the respective researchers involved in the NECOP program.
