Gulf of Mexico Biota

The Gulf of Mexico is very diverse region with more than 15,000 species known from the region. It also faces many environmental challenges, such as pollution (including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010), dead zone, habitat loss, high fishing pressure, and coastal development, to name a few. Please join us to help document the species that live in this region to establish baselines and to aid in monitoring coastal species. less ↑