Highlighted Projects
Since its beginning in 1988, the Gulf of Mexico Program has accomplished some amazing things in each of the five Gulf Coast states. Our projects have encompassed everything from improving septic systems to planting seagrass to protect habitats. Chances are if it involved helping the ecological and economical health of the region, the Gulf of Mexico Program was there to help in some form or another.
To learn about specific projects, click on the state of your choice below and you'll see that the Gulf of Mexico Program's rolling wave has a long reach!
Alabama
- Mobile Bay Artificial Beach Project
- Alabama Habitat Strategic Assessment Workshop, Project #MX964002
- Conservation Tillage Demonstration Project, #MX97484903
Florida
- Project Greenshores Habitat Restoration and Monitoring Project, Pensacola Bay System, #MX974850
- A Public Exhibit at the Florida Aquarium: Invasive Species, GMP Project #MX974476
- Restore Circulation and Provide Ecological Enhancement in the Ft. DeSoto Park Aquatic Habitat Mgmt Area, Project # MX974335
- Seagrass Management Plan for Big Lagoon and Santa Rosa Sound
- Seagrass Baseline Characteristics: Assessment of Seagrass Habitat and Water Quality in the Northern Florida Big Bend Coastal Area, Project MX974334
- Tampa Bay Image Server

Louisiana
- A Vegetative Model for Restoration, Conservation and Habitat Enhancement on Beneficial Use Dredged Sediments
- New Orleans EMPACT Project at Lake Salvador
- Monitoring Response to the Stormwater Discharge at the Proposed Pointe aux Chenes Pumping Station, Project #MX974605
- Determining Concentrations and Loads of Nitrate in the Atchfalaya River Using Continuous Monitoring, Project # DW14945923
Mississippi
- Dantzler Nature Preserve Longleaf Pine Restoration Project, Project #MX974390
- Evaluation of the Potential for Sea Grass Mapping and Restoration in the Mississippi Sound: MX 974174
- Mike’s Island Community Restoration Project, EPA GMPO Grant Number: MX9785903
- Development of the Conceptual Design for a Comprehensive WQ Model of the St. Louis Bay Estuary and Watershed: MX974070
- Poplar Springs Lake Project
- Hydrologic Initiative in Coastal Mississippi and Alabama: MX974333
- Monitoring for St. Louis Bay Estuary and Watershed Model Calibration Project Number: MX974727-03
Texas
- Colonial Waterbird Rookery Island Management within the Coastal Bend, GMP Project #MX974049
- Bahia Grande Restoration Project, GMP Project #DW14945947
Gulfwide
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