The Fishing and Oil Industries in Coexistence - The Socio-ecological System of the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico

The increasing global demand for marine-derived food and energy resources has intensified competition for seascapes, creating unprecedented challenges for sustainable ocean governance. 
This seminal book presents the first comprehensive analysis of decades of coexistence between fisheries and offshore oil industries in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico a region central to Mexico s economy, cultural heritage, ecological resilience, and the livelihoods of coastal communities. Employing an innovative interdisciplinary approach grounded in social-ecological systems (SES) theory, it systematically examines the complex trade-offs emerging from this coexistence, where both sectors collectively help to sustain the nation s food and energy security. The 19-chapter volume integrates diverse methodologies to analyze how these industries coexist in shared spaces and address challenges for their sustainable governance. 
The southwestern Gulf of Mexico embodies the convergence of global debates on sustainability, equity, and ocean governance. Few regions better illustrate the tensions and potential synergies between extractive industries and traditional livelihoods, making this book indispensable for all working on contested marine spaces, and particularly relevant for coastal countries facing similar challenges.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Interwoven Destinies: A Coupled Socio-Ecological System In The Southwestern Gulf of Mexico.- Part 1: A Challenging Coexistence.- Chapter 2: Relevance of Fisheries Dynamics In The Southwestern Gulf of Mexico.- Chapter 3: The Complex Coexistence of Small-Scale And Recreational Fisheries In The Coastal Zone of The Southern Gulf of Mexico.- Chapter 4: Mariculture And Oil Industry In State of Tabasco In The Southwestern Gulf of Mexico.- Chapter 5: The Petroleum Spill At The Ixtoc-I Well In The Gulf of Mexico: Extractivism And Media Narratives.- Chapter 6: Detection And Classification of Surface Oil In The Southwestern Gulf of Mexico.- Part 2: Fishing Communities On Contested Coasts.- Chapter 7: Socioeconomic Profile of Small-Scale Fishers In Tabasco And Campeche: Implications For Sustainable Fisheries Management.- Chapter 8: Among Tides And Oil Rigs: Navigating Well-Being In Small-Scale Fishing Communities Coexisting With The Oil Industry In The Southwestern Gulf of Mexico.- Chapter 9: Voices of The Youths of Puerto Ceiba, Tabasco: Tensions Between Fisheries And The Oil Industry, Navigating Between Tradition And Progress .- Chapter 10: Digital Alphabetization In Small-Scale Fishing In Sánchez Magallanes, Tabasco.- Chapter 11: Technological Syncretism In Small-Scale Fisheries.- Part 3: Reconfiguring Governance.- Chapter 12: The Coastal Zone of Campeche: A Spatial Conflict Among Fisheries, Oil Extraction, And Conservation.- Chapter 13: The Dispute Over Maritime Territorial Space In The Campeche Sound, Between Fisheries And The Oil Industry: From Neoliberal Energy Reform To Territorial.- Chapter 14: Environmental Ocean And Coast Policy Instruments And Governance In The Gulf of Mexico.- Chapter 15: Structure of The Governance System of The Red Snapper Fishery Improvement Project In Campeche, Mexico.- Part 4: Pathways To Sustainability.- Chapter 16: Food From The Sea: Valuing The Provisioning Ecosystem Service of Small-Scale Fisheries In Tabasco, Mexico.- Chapter 17: Small-Scale Fisheries And Oil Marine Infrastructure Interactions: Challenges For Marine Sustainability And Territorial Planning In The Southern Gulf of Mexico.- Chapter 18: Diagnosis of The Energy Sector In The Campeche State.- Chapter 19: Small-Scale Fishing And Oil Industry Interaction In The Southwestern Gulf of Mexico: A Proposed Assessment Method Based On Sdg And Interdimensional Indicators.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Alejandro Espinoza-Tenorio, Ph.D., is a Senior Researcher at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) and member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (Level 2). As the co-founder of the Transdisciplinary Laboratory for Sustainability, he develops integrative approaches for coastal socio-ecological systems, combining fisheries co-management, ecological modeling, geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, serious games, and local knowledge to advance collaborative, ecosystem-based strategies. With over 80 peer-reviewed publications, his work focuses on tropical nearshore ecosystems and the design of holistic methodologies for integrating scientific innovation with community and stakeholder needs. His publications center on transdisciplinary research, technological solutions to socio-environmental challenges, and participatory governance, and he actively collaborates with communities, governments, and non-governmental organizations to bridge science, policy, and traditional practices.
 
Dora Elia Ramos Muñoz is an industrial engineer by training (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, 1989) and obtained her Ph.D. in Ecology and Sustainable Development from El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) in 2002. Her publications address women's work, heritage, the hydrocarbon industry, artisanal fishing, and information technologies. She has conducted research in Mexico and Guatemala and has taught in Mexico, Guatemala, Germany, and Finland. She is a senior researcher in the Department of Society and Culture at ECOSUR and a member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers.
 
Enrique Núñez-Lara, Ph.D., is a researcher and teacher at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Universidad Autónoma del Carmen and a member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers since 2008. He has led six research projects on environmental topics, including sustainability indicators, coral reef ecology, climate change effects, and species distribution modelling, founded by the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation. His research and teaching are focused on methodological designs applicable to tropical ecosystems, sustainability assessments, and reef fish community ecology. He is currently a teacher in the Master’s program of Restoration Ecology and the undergraduate program of Marine Biology.

Zusammenfassung

The increasing global demand for marine-derived food and energy resources has intensified competition for seascapes, creating unprecedented challenges for sustainable ocean governance. 
This seminal book presents the first comprehensive analysis of decades of coexistence between fisheries and offshore oil industries in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico —a region central to Mexico’s economy, cultural heritage, ecological resilience, and the livelihoods of coastal communities. Employing an innovative interdisciplinary approach grounded in social-ecological systems (SES) theory, it systematically examines the complex trade-offs emerging from this coexistence, where both sectors collectively help to sustain the nation’s food and energy security. The 19-chapter volume integrates diverse methodologies to analyze how these industries coexist in shared spaces and address challenges for their sustainable governance. 
The southwestern Gulf of Mexico embodies the convergence of global debates on sustainability, equity, and ocean governance. Few regions better illustrate the tensions and potential synergies between extractive industries and traditional livelihoods, making this book indispensable for all working on contested marine spaces, and particularly relevant for coastal countries facing similar challenges.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Dora Elia Ramos Munoz (Herausgeber), Dora Elia Ramos-Muñoz (Herausgeber), Alejandro Espinoza-Tenorio (Herausgeber), Enrique Núñez Lara (Herausgeber), Enrique Núñez-Lara (Herausgeber), Dora Elia Ramos Munoz (Herausgeber), Dora Elia Ramos-Muñoz (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 12.11.2025
• EAN: 9783032026200
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3202620-0
• Seiten: 367
• Illustration: XXVI, 367 p. 73 illus., 66 illus. in color.
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Nachhaltigkeit, Sustainability, Climate Change, Gulf of Mexico, Energiewirtschaft und Versorgungsunternehmen, Applied ecology, socio-ecological systems, Natural Resource and Energy Economics, Social Conflicts, Small-scale fisheries, Offshore oil and gas infrastructure, Oil spill disasters, Mexico's energy reform