Date of Award
1996
Degree Type
Major Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Marine Affairs
Third Advisor
Mexico; California gray whale; Pacific manta; sea turtle; totoaba; fish stock assessment; fishery management
Abstract
The decline of most Mexican fisheries has occurred so rapidly that few Mexicans and Americans alike fully appreciate the loss. The major focus of this paper will examine the false impression that Mexico is engaging in marine conservation; in reality, its conservation efforts are responses to after-the-fact actions brought on by world critics and as a vehicle to pacify conservationists. The Mexican government can pass a law but lacks the resources to administer and enforce the law and subsequently manage its fisheries in an effective manner. Rather than survey the state of every fishery found in Mexican waters, this paper will examine only four fisheries because of their unique economic, political and ecologic impact, and how the Mexican government allowed their demise. These fisheries are California gray whale, Pacific manta, sea turtle, and totoaba.
Recommended Citation
Bourgeois, Sephen W. Jr., "Sacrificing Conservation for Pesos: An Analysis of Select Marine Fisheries in the Political Environment of Mexico" (1996). Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers. Paper 368.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/ma_etds/368
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