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Contents Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: What Threatens the World's Oceans? Chapter Preface 1. Human Activities Threaten the World's Oceans Bah 'i International Community 2. The Decline in the World's Oceans Can Be Overcome Jack Sterne and David Wilmot 3. The World's Coral Reefs Are in Danger Peter N. Spotts 4. Efforts to Protect the World's Coral Reefs Are Making Progress Timothy R.E. Keeney 5. Overfishing Is a Serious Problem Ben Carmichael 6. The Problem of Overfishing Is Exaggerated Jim Hutchinson 7. The Pollution Caused by Runoff Threatens the World's Oceans Kenneth R. Weiss 8. Ocean Acidity Threatens Sea Life Worldwide Usha Lee McFarling Periodical Bibliography Chapter 2: What Ocean Policies Are Best? Chapter Preface 1. Federal Regulations Are Necessary to Reduce Cruise Ship Pollution Sam Farr 2. Voluntary Efforts Are Adequate to Reduce Cruise Ship Pollution Michael Crye 3. Ocean Fertilization May Reduce the Impact of Global Warming Dan Whaley, Margaret Leinen, and Kevin Whilden 4. Ocean Fertilization Will Not Reduce the Impact of Global Warming Andrew Myers 5. The United States Should Ratify the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Benjamin Friedman and Daniel Friedman 6. The United States Should Not Ratify the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Frank J. Gaffney Periodical Bibliography Chapter 3: What Strategies Would Best Promote Sustainable Fishing? Chapter Preface 1. Aquaculture Will Fill the Gap in the Seafood Supply William T. Hogarth 2. Aquaculture Practices Are Inefficient Ken Hinman 3. Bottom Trawling Threatens Fragile Marine Habitats Joshua Reichert 4. Expecting Fishing Technologies to Have No Impact on Marine Habitat Is Unreasonable Nils Stolpe 5. Marine Reserves Will Preserve Dwindling Fish Stocks Bijal P. Trivedi 6. No-Fishing Marine Reserves Will Not Stop Destructive Fishing Practices National Coalition for Marine Conservation 7. Individual Fishing Quotas Will Benefit U.S. Fisheries Ronald Bailey 8. Individual Fishing Quotas Will Not Benefit U.S. Fisheries Food and Water Watch Periodical Bibliography Chapter 4: What Impact Do Human Activities Have on Marine Mammals? Chapter Preface 1. The Commercial Whaling Ban Is Necessary Ben Macintyre 2. Whaling Can Be Sustainable When Properly Managed Philip Armour 3. Antisubmarine Sonar Threatens Marine Mammals Dick Russell 4. Antisubmarine Sonar Has Adequate Safeguards to Protect Marine Mammals Donald C. Winter 5. Marine Mammals Do Not Belong in Captivity Humane Society of the United States 6. Captive Marine Mammals Promote Conservation Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums Periodical Bibliography For Further Discussion Organizations to Contact Bibliography of Books Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Marine resources conservation.
Marine pollution.
Ocean -- Environmental aspects.