The Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GC-CESU) facilitates collaboration among federal and state agencies, universities, and non-governmental organizations to provide relevant research, education, and technical assistance for the conservation and stewardship of natural and cultural resources within and beyond the Gulf Coast region.
Project Highlights
Assessing regulated marine resources (e.g. ESA-listed and unlisted corals, seagrass habitats, natural hardbottom habitats) that could impact the ability of the Navy to maintain, improve, or repair shoreside facilities
Documenting the survivorship and qualitative life history factors of wild Eastern diamondbacks at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center that are infected with snake fungal disease
Providing high quality distribution information for Louisiana pigtoe and Texas heelsplitter freshwater mussels in select river systems in East Texas