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The mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RESTORE Science Program is to carry out research, observation, and monitoring to support the long-term sustainability of the ecosystem, fish stocks, fish habitat, and the recreational, commercial, and charter-fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Learn more about our long-term priorities.

Register for the next seminar in our Applications of Long-Term Research in the Gulf of Mexico series

In 2019, five projects were funded by the NOAA RESTORE Science Program’s Long-Term Trends competition to investigate trends in living coastal and marine resources in the Gulf of Mexico and the processes driving them. Join this series to learn more about these exciting efforts and hear lessons learned from teams that have prioritized end user-driven processes in their research. Next, we will be joined by John Lehrter and Blair Morrison on July 29 at 12 pm ET.

Visit our new Co-Production Examples and Tools web page

The Science Program is working to build a community of researchers, resource managers, and other resource users to support the sustainability of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. To support applied ecosystem science and incentivize these communities to work together, the program invests in co-production. Visit the page to find project examples and tools for each step of the co-production process.

Project Explorer

Learn more about our funded projects in the Gulf of Mexico with our Project Explorer. Each project page includes details such as the project team, scope of work, and expected outcome of the project.

Interested in research and funding opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico?

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