Resilience or vulnerability of gulf fisheries economies following Deepwater Horizon: An analysis of Gulf of Mexico fisheries data from 2000-2017

Fisheries data obtained from NOAA and various state agencies in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas were analyzed for the period 2000-2017 to retrospectively evaluate pre-spill economic trajectories, projected 2010-2017 economic trajectories using pre-spill patterns, and actual (observed) economic data during the 2010-2017 post-spill period in order to assess the economic impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. The dataset contains commercial, recreational, and mariculture landing data and actual and predicted values per fish harvested, as well as per capita values.