The Gulf of Mexico - ScienceDirect The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by five states of the United States on the northern and the eastern border, five Mexican states on its western and southern border, and Cuba to the southeast (Fig 18 1)
The economic significance of the Gulf of Mexico related to population . . . Mexico and Cuba are two other notable nations that utilize the fisheries resources of the Gulf of Mexico Mexico and Cuba landed 259,156 and 51,400 mt in 2001, respectively, from the Western Atlantic region [9] This region (FAO region 31) contains the Gulf of Mexico and the western, central Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics The Gulf of Mexico refers to an economically important basin with a long history of hydrocarbon exploration It is a region that has been the subject of debate due to limited data and proprietary industry information, but collaborative efforts between industry and academia are essential for understanding its formation
Structure, age, and tectonic evolution of the Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico is an isolated oceanic basin whose nature, structure and age are not fully elucidated, mostly because seafloor spreading isochrons have not been identified in this basin so far We compiled and processed all publicly available marine magnetic data to produce a new magnetic anomaly map of the Gulf of Mexico
Mangrove forests in a rapidly changing world: Global change impacts and . . . The Gulf of Mexico is a valuable region for advancing understanding of global change impacts to mangrove forests because, in addition to a rich legacy of ecological research, coastal wetlands in the region are abundant and span multiple ecologically-relevant abiotic gradients (López-Portillo and Ezcurra, 2002; Méndez-Alonzo et al , 2008; Day et al , 2013; Yáñez-Arancibia et al , 2014
Ocean acidification in the Gulf of Mexico: Drivers, impacts, and . . . Ocean acidification (OA) has resulted in global-scale changes in ocean chemistry, which can disturb marine organisms and ecosystems Despite its extensively populated coastline, many marine-dependent communities, and valuable economies, the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) remains a relatively understudied region with respect to acidification
The Gulf of Mexico: towards an integration of coastal management with . . . The Gulf of Mexico is a shared resource at risk, with the following major problems: (a) freshwater use and shortage, (b) pollution, (c) habitat modification, (d) unsustainable exploitation of living resources, (e) global change (sea level rise, temperature increase and change in rainfall patterns), (f) public education, and (g) lack of
The Gulf of Mexico: towards an integration of coastal management with . . . Five states border the Gulf in the USA (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas), with a coastline of approximately 2934 km (ca 25% of the national total); and six states border the Gulf and Caribbean in Mexico (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo), with a coastline of approximately 3200 km (ca 30%
Opening of the Gulf of Mexico: What we know, what questions remain, and . . . The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin flanked by the continental United States to the north, Mexico to the west and south, and Cuba to the southeast Tectonic initiation of the Gulf of Mexico began in the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic as continental rifting associated with the breakup of Pangea (Dickinson et al , 2010; Huerta and Harry, 2012
Opening of the Gulf of Mexico: What we know, what questions remain, and . . . The Gulf of Mexico is an economically important basin with more than a century-long history of hydrocarbon exploration However, the opening of the basin remains debated for two reasons: 1) the quality of data does not allow for reliable interpretations of crustal features beneath thick and complex overburden, and 2) most industry well and