The project will provide a first Gulf-wide synthesis of the spatial dynamics of a recreational fisheries system: the red drum fishery which is of major economic and cultural significance throughout the region. The objectives of the project are: (1) to collate and synthesize habitat, fish population and angler behavior data from routine monitoring programs and individual research projects; (2) to develop spatial models of red drum recruitment and angling effort dynamics; (3) to develop an integrated, spatially explicit social-ecological systems model for the red drum fishery; (4) to evaluate potential restoration strategies following disturbances such as oil spills; (5) to make data and modeling tools available to other researchers in the Gulf and encourage their use in restoration measures.