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Apr 4, 2011 · 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.
The economic significance of the Gulf of Mexico related to …
Jan 1, 2004 · 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.
Opening of the Gulf of Mexico: What we know, what questions …
Jan 5, 2022 · 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 ...
Structure, age, and tectonic evolution of the Gulf of Mexico
Jan 1, 2022 · 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.
The Gulf of Mexico: towards an integration of coastal …
Jan 1, 2004 · 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 ...
Opening of the Gulf of Mexico: What we know, what questions …
Jan 5, 2022 · 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 ...
Geochemistry of marine sediments adjacent to the Los Tuxtlas …
Jun 1, 2022 · The Papaloapan River basin (17°19° N and 95°–97° 40′ W) is the second largest hydrological basin in Mexico, drains 39,189 km 2 of catchment area before reaching the Gulf of Mexico with an annual volume of discharge of 39,175 km 3. The Papaloapan River flows into the Gulf of Mexico through the Alvarado lagoon, Veracruz State.
Ocean acidification in the Gulf of Mexico: Drivers, impacts, and ...
Dec 1, 2022 · The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) contains a wide range of ecosystems that provide important services and play a critical role in supporting the Gulf coast, United States, and international economies. For example, according to NOAA Fisheries in 2019, GOM commercial seafood landings revenue in the United States was $1.4 billion and accounted for 15% of ...
Changes in Shrimping Effort in the Gulf of Mexico and the Impacts …
May 22, 2020 · Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) is one of the most important and controversial species fished in the United States and is at the nexus of three multimillion-dollar industries: directed recreational fisheries, directed commercial fisheries, and bycatch in commercial penaeid shrimp trawls (Gallaway et al., 2017).
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Jan 1, 2019 · Pollution within the Gulf of Mexico is comparable to levels in the Greater Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Hyland et al., 2003; Jambeck et al., 2015). Although natural petrochemical seeps are present within the Gulf of Mexico, hundreds of minor and major petrochemical accidents and spills have occurred over the past several decades (Turner and ...