Blue Economy
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Featured Stories
Texas A&M’s Gulf Research Institute for Highly Migratory Species is working to maintain sustainable fisheries in the Gulf, which contribute $11 billion annually to the region’s Blue Economy.
Two researchers connect 12 years after Hurricane Katrina to aid disaster-damaged communities.
Eric Oliphant ’95 came to Texas A&M University with a dream of flying for the military. That plan turned into a career that allowed him to protect the nation’s citizens both on land and at sea.
Texas A&M Is The Golden Ticket For Careers In The Maritime Industry
Feb. 28, 2025 • 10 min. readTexas A&M Maritime Academy and College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies offer maritime degrees combined with a U.S. Coast Guard officer license that provides high earnings and unique careers.
Cadet Chronicles: Life At Sea And Leadership In Training
Feb. 28, 2025 • 5 min. readLance Johnson ’27, a marine engineering technology sophomore at Texas A&M’s Galveston Campus, chronicled life at sea during a semester onboard the Texas A&M Maritime Academy’s training ship.
Texas A&M Is Saving The Gulf’s Gardeners From Extinction
Feb. 28, 2025 • 9 min. readResearchers from Texas A&M University’s Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research work year-round to save sea turtles, some of the world’s most endangered species, and essential to ocean health.
From the Newsroom
Texas A&M Returns To SXSW With Fast Company As ‘A Force For Good’
March 5, 2025 • 4 min. readVisionary leaders from Texas A&M will join Fast Company at SXSW in Austin to explore how science and technology will create a brighter and safer future for the people of Texas, the nation and beyond.
Texas A&M Offers In-State Tuition For Civilian US Coast Guard Degree Programs
Feb. 12, 2025 • 3 min. readStarting in the fall, the Galveston campus will make maritime education more accessible, helping to fill national workforce gaps.
Texas A&M’s newest academic college will prepare students to enter a $1.5 trillion industry essential to the nation’s economic prosperity, national security and environmental protection and conservation.
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