Texas A&M University has several major oceanographic programs utilizing ocean observing systems. Foremost of these is the Texas Automated Buoy System ( TABS ), now in its tenth year of operation. This system, funded mostly by the Texas General Land Office and industry sponsorships, is principally involved in oil spill response and recovery efforts off of coastal Texas. TABS is operated by the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG) at Texas A&M University and provides real-time observations of near-surface oceanographic properties (current velocity, temperature, salinity, etc.) at several locations along the Texas coast. A significant numerical circulation modeling effort is associated with the measurement program. Other programs such as the NOAA-sponsored Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia Project and the NOAA-MERHAB Texas FlowCAM -equipped 3 m discus Buoy are contributing to Ocean Observing objectives.

• TABS - Texas Automated Buoy System
• Hypoxia - Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia on the LA Shelf
• HABs - Harmful Algal Blooms Research
• GCOOS - Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
• GulfBase - GulfBase.org Research Database
• Harte - Harte Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
• UTMSI - University of Texas Marine Science Institute
• TCOON - Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network
• Ocean.US - National Office for Ocean Observations