The Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystems

In this volume, marine experts describe the principal components of the Gulf ofMexico Large Marine Ecosystem.

They include observations on human induced stresson the system and mitigating actions underway to improve the prospects forachieving greater long-term socioeconomic benefits from the ecosystem.

Thenatural resources of the Gulf are important to the economy of the coastal borderstates of the United States and Mexico.

Of particular importance to the coastalpopulation centers are the fish and fisheries resources, recreationalfacilities, offshore oil production, and the wide diversity of fish, bird, and