Center for Coastal Studies

The Center for Coastal Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is to increase knowledge and understanding of the marine ecosystems, habitats, flora, fauna, and socioeconomics of the Texas coast,Gulf of Mexico and the wider Caribbean. As an interdisciplinary marine research institute, CCS conducts basic and applied research, ecological monitoring, public education outreach, and graduate-level education and research programs. CCS scientists and students work on marine topics from the local area of the Texas Coastal Bend to the farthest reaches of the Gulf of Mexico on Mexico_s southeastern Caribbean coasts.