Weber, Michael, Richard T. Twonsend and Rose BierceCenter for Marine Conservation2010-02-152010-02-151992http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22692132 pgs.This book discusses many aspects of environmental quality in the gulf of mexico. These aspects include physical features, gulf coast ecosystems, principle economic activities in the gulf; major environmental issues in the gulf of mexico and opportunities for citizens to become involved with issues of the gulf of mexico.environmental protectioneconomic aspectsconservationnatural resourcesecosystemscoastal barrierssaltmarshesmangrove forestsestuariesseagrass bedscoral reefscold seepstourismcommercial fisheriesrecreational fisheriesoffshore oil and gas productionhard mineral miningagriculturemerchant shippingpetroleum refiningchemical manufacturingcoastal zone managementcoastal barrier protectionsewagedischargesurban and agricultural runofftransport of oil and hazardous substancesoil and gas drillingwetland lossesfisheries managementendangered wildlifemarine mammalsmarine debrislegislative actionBook