Study sets high economic value on threatened Mexican mangroves

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Juvenile mojarras in Puerto Escondido Mexico (June 2007). (Scripps Institution of Oceanography UC San Diego)
Juvenile mojarras in Puerto Escondido, Mexico (June 2007). (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego)
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The ecological value of coastal mangrove forests in Mexico has been apparent to marine scientists for years. Now, for the first time, researchers have used a wide-ranging compilation of fisheries landings, the official record of fish catches, to place an economic price tag on that value.


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