Abstract It is important to know the presence and distribution of benthic habitats on the continental shelves, and the relationship they have with the different human activities that take place in the marine environment. Platform reefs are relevant in regions such as the Southwest Gulf of Mexico, where reefs, emerged and submerged, form an ecological corridor. The main challenge for the management of this corridor is the lack of knowledge about the presence and distribution of submerged reef habitats. Here, we update the information on previously discovered submerged reefs in the northern zone of the reef corridor of the Southwest GoM, and we report four new reef structures (three submerged and one fringing reef) unknown until now to science. In this region, there are 9 submerged reefs, whose surface is so far greater than the emerged ones. These reefs are used only for fishing activities. However, there is strong oil activity in the area and significant maritime traffic. Here we analyze each of the activities that take place in the area and contrast them with the management tools that the Mexican government has for the conservation of this ecosystems.

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墨西哥西南湾珊瑚礁走廊以北的暗礁分布、威胁和管理

摘要 了解大陆架底栖生境的存在和分布，以及它们与海洋环境中不同人类活动的关系非常重要。台地珊瑚礁与墨西哥湾西南部等地区有关，那里的珊瑚礁出现和淹没，形成了一个生态走廊。这条走廊管理的主要挑战是缺乏关于暗礁栖息地的存在和分布的知识。在这里，我们更新了先前在西南蒙古礁走廊北部地区发现的水下珊瑚礁的信息，并向科学报告了迄今为止未知的四个新的珊瑚礁结构（三个水下礁和一个岸礁）。该地区有9个暗礁，其面积远大于浮出的暗礁。这些珊瑚礁仅用于捕鱼活动。然而，该地区的石油活动很活跃，海上交通也很频繁。在这里，我们分析了该地区发生的每一项活动，并将它们与墨西哥政府为保护该生态系统而采用的管理工具进行了对比。