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school of fish swimming in dark ocean waters

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.

Eric Oliphant as a Coast Guard helicopter pilot in Alaska

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.

A mariner in a maroon hardhat and blue coveralls lays rope on the deck of a ship

Texas 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.

Group of students in a ship's engine room during Summer Sea Term.

Lance 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.

Sea turtle being released into the ocean

Researchers 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

Starting in the fall, the Galveston campus will make maritime education more accessible, helping to fill national workforce gaps.

A female student driving a ship in Galveston

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.

A photo of three people giving the Gig'em thumbs-up on the Texas A&M University at Galveston campus.

The Galveston-based college’s programs will explore the economic, social, political and ecological aspects of oceans and coasts.