Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information & Data Cooperative

06/15/2021

🗣Special report!🗣The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative's 10-year program is featured in this month's issue of Oceanography magazine. GRIIDC wrote a part highlighting how we began as GoMRI's data repository and the unique challenges along the way.

Read about how this massive project increased our understanding of oil spills and the Gulf of Mexico: https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/GoMRI_Oceanography

04/22/2021

Happy ! 🌎 We are recognizing our oceans today. The oceans play a critical role in our Earth’s health and stability and are connected to every person on the planet. Let's take care of her not just today, but every day.

04/16/2021

The (Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics) continues working with after being awarded a RESTORE Program grant! DEEPEND_gom 🦑

Check out our latest article about it: https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/GRIIDC_DEEPEND

04/09/2021

The Harte Research Institute proudly announces the 25th anniversary re-release of Sylvia Earle’s book Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans with Texas A&M University Press.

The book originally served as Ed Harte’s inspiration to establish our institute with Dr. Earle as co-founder.

Read more about the release and how to order your copy at https://bit.ly/3a0Qzvc 📖

03/30/2021

Some good news from 2020! 🔬

The E.T. Sponge, Advhena magnifica was spotted by a team of NOAA explorers that were searching the sea floor of the Pacific Ocean. Over 2 kilometres below the surface, the explorers were amazed to come across a deep-sea environment studded with strange and beautiful animals that looked more like an....

03/19/2021

Happy Friday! GRIIDC and Dr. Jim Gibeaut’s Coastal and Marine Geospatial Lab at Harte Research Institute lab held our biweekly coffee chat this morning with a topic starter by Frank Fonseca. Good to see everyone!

02/11/2021

Happy from some of the ladies! We support and celebrate all women in science today! 👩🏻‍🔬🐠🌏

02/08/2021

is presenting during the 2021 Annual Meeting on 2/10/21 from 12PM to 5:30PM ET to share more information about our and how to .

GRIIDC will be on a panel for the Data Compilation and Management portion of the mtg @ 3PM ET.

Click here for more info about the meeting: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ugos-2021-annual-meeting-tickets-136866179427?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=estw&utm-source=tw&utm-term=listing

The GRP and the Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems (UGOS) Initiative invites you to participate in our UGOS 2021 Annual Meeting.

01/28/2021

New baleen whale species found in the Gulf of Mexico! 🐋

The animal was until now called a Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale.

01/13/2021

Happy 2021! 🤩 Take a look at some of GRIIDC's accomplishments last year in our new article: GRIIDC 2020 Year in Review https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/node/173



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01/04/2021

Happy New Year! 🌊

From the discovery of a giant coral reef pinnacle to a shocking estimate of plastics on the seafloor, these were the biggest marine moments of the year