The Sky is Falling! Is it Really? The Gulf of Mexico and ... Dokken_Keynote.pdfPromoting...
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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
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Gulf of Mexico WILL Survive as a Productive
Ecosystem and Economic Engine
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Oil in the Gulf is NOT New
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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
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To date Gulf of Mexico has Remained Productive
BUT Anthropogenic Inputs are NOT Good!
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What Straw will Break the Camel’s Back?
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Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea are the MOST
Economically Productive Bodies of Water in U.S. Territory
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Industries ARE Interconnected
and Inseparable
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Caribbean Sea Perspective
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Tourism is King!
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Maximum Holding Capacity
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Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the Caribbean
What is the Potential Impact?
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Promoting Conservation of the Gulf of Mexico
Conservation
Education
Restoration
Training
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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!