Coastal Applied Research Review Team (CARRT) - Engaging the Texas Research Community in the Coastal Management Process

Summary

This project pools the resources of the state's academic and research institutions to more fully understand the parameters of the CMP, to consider the most pressing issues of coastal managers, and to develop a strategic plan for fostering sound research with applications to issues of concern. The instrument designed to achieve this goal is the “Coastal Applied Research Review Team” (CARRT), at present an informal consortium of six state agency representatives from five of the eight members of the Council (including Sea Grant) and representatives of 18 universities and academic institutions within the state appointed by the leadership of those enterprises.