3. The Peak and Decline of Fishing in the Laguna de Términos

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Abbreviations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. PART 1. Peaks and Declines
7. Introduction 23
8. 1. The Mexican Oil Crisis 29
9. 2. Natural Resources in the Laguna de Términos: Piracy and Profi 65
10. PART 2 . The Pesquera and the Petrolera
11. Introduction 103
12. 3. The Peak and Decline of Fishing in the Laguna de Términos 107
13. 4. Capturing Compensation: Resource Wealth in the Era of Decline 146
14. PART 3. Post-Peak Politics: Energy Reform and the Race to Claim the Gulf of Mexico
15. Introduction 191
16. 5. “No to Privatization”: A Battle for Energy Independence 197
17. 6. Energy Security on the U.S.-Mexican Maritime Border: Transboundary Oil in the Deepwater Gulf 233
18. Conclusion: Post-Peak Futures 259
19. Notes 265
20. References 279
21. Index 307