GCOOS
Environmental ServicesTexas, United States2-10 Employees
GCOOS is a nonprofit organization that provides on-demand information about the Gulf of Mexico’s coastal and open-ocean waters. Its work centers on collecting and integrating data from a network of business leaders, scientists, resource managers, and other stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate observations that support public health, ecosystem health, water quality, and safe marine operations. Based in College Station, Texas, the organization has long served a multi-state region including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, and is approaching its 20th anniversary in 2025, underscoring its role in sustaining a regional ocean observing system. Within the environmental services landscape, GCOOS functions as a data and information hub that informs decisions affecting people, ecosystems, and the economy along the Gulf coast. Its activities are positioned to mitigate coastal hazards, support storm resilience, and bolster maritime operations by providing observational products and related information to a variety of users and stakeholders.