More than 800 coastal scientists, managers, and professionals from federal and state agencies, academia, non-profits and industry came together April 25-28 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to network, collaborate and discuss coastal research and management in the Gulf of America as part of the first-ever in-person Gulf of America Conference (#GOMCON).

The Gulf of America Alliance hosted this event in partnership with the Gulf of America Research Initiative and Harte Research Institute for Gulf of America Studies.

Highlights from the event included: an opening keynote and panel discussions on increasing collaboration to address common challenges across the Gulf of America; a tools café with resources for coastal management and resilience; and more than 360 topical presentations on addressing challenges facing the Gulf of America. Presentation themes included: resilience, climate impacts, citizen science, community outreach, habitat management and restoration, living marine resources, sediment management, water quality, and emerging issues.