Is the gulf of mexico saltwater?

Types of Salt Water Fish in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is a rich habitat of sea grasses, reefs, coastal wetlands and marine organisms that sustains over 200 varieties of salt water fish. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Gulf is the ninth-largest body of water in the world. read more

The salt water of the ocean's is 35 parts per thousand (ppt); most of the Gulf of Mexico averages 28 to 32 ppt. However, some areas of the Gulf of Mexico average 36 ppt. I would call that salt water. read more

It is south of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, east of Mexico and Central America, and west of Florida, as well as north of Venezuela. read more

The Gulf of Mexico (Spanish: Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. read more