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Promoting Conservation of the Gulf of Mexico
Conservation
Education
Restoration
Training
Dr. Quenton Dokken, President/CEO
Gulf of Mexico Foundation, Inc. September 23, 2010
The Sky is Falling!
Is it Really?
The Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico WILL Survive as a Productive
Ecosystem and Economic Engine
Oil in the Gulf is NOT New
Oil in the Gulf • Natural Seepage
• Marine Shipping Disasters
• Marine Shipping Operations
• Oil/Gas Production
• Chronic Spills
• Stormwater Runoff within Watershed
• Spills from Hurricane Impact
• Refinery Spills
To date Gulf of Mexico has Remained Productive
BUT Anthropogenic Inputs are NOT Good!
What Straw will Break the Camel’s Back?
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea are the MOST
Economically Productive Bodies of Water in U.S. Territory
Industries ARE Interconnected
and Inseparable
Caribbean Sea Perspective
Tourism is King!
Maximum Holding Capacity
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the Caribbean
What is the Potential Impact?
Promoting Conservation of the Gulf of Mexico
Conservation
Education
Restoration
Training
Promoting Conservation of the Gulf of Mexico
Conservation
Education
Restoration
Training
The Sky is NOT Falling Today
BUT
It MAY Fall Tomorrow if We Do Not Heed the Lessons Learned!
