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Ocean politics and policy : a reference handbook / Peter Jacques and Zachary A. Smith.

LIBRA GC64 .J33 2003
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jacques, Peter.
Contributor:
Smith, Zachary A. (Zachary Alden), 1953-
Series:
Contemporary world issues
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Oceanography and state.
Marine resources--Government policy.
Marine resources.
Physical Description:
xv, 267 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2003]
Summary:
Problems and crises. Analyses and answers. Contemporary World Issues explores -- topic by topic -- the critical challenges facing America and the world in the 21"st" century.
24-hour cable news. Millions of Internet sites. Information overload. How can we sort through the information? Assess the analyses? Trust the sources? Contemporary World Issues provides a simple solution -- informed and readable authors offering concise yet thorough discussions of today's most talked-about topics as they affect America and the world.
Exploring such diverse subjects as tobacco and terrorism, rainforests and religion, affirmative action and urban sprawl, Contemporary World Issues provides the historical background, the contemporary context, and the resources for further research. Exhaustive, concise, accessible, accurate, and up-to-date.
Contents:
1 Currents in Ocean Politics: Oceans in Context 1
Ocean Politics and Policy 1
Ocean Politics as Environmental Politics 2
Ocean Politics as Security Politics 3
The Role of Science in Ocean Politics 4
Mare Liberum: The Open Oceans 7
Common-Pool Resources 8
International Regimes 11
Regime Concepts for the Ocean 14
2 Making Waves: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 23
Integrated Coastal Management 23
Fishing 25
The Importance of Fish and the Effects of Fishing 26
Principles and Problems of Fishery Conservation 27
U.S. Domestic Fishery Management 29
International Fishery Management 30
Whaling 32
Sea-Level Rise 36
Pollution 39
Oil Pollution 42
The Case of the Exxon Valdez 44
The United Nations Regional Seas Programme 48
Mining and the "Common Heritage of Mankind" 50
Jurisdictions and Disputes 52
The Primary Jurisdictions: Internal Seas, Territorial Seas, and Exclusive Economic Zones 52
Archipelagic Baselines 53
Rights of Landlocked and Geographically Disadvantaged States 55
Law of the Sea Dispute Resolution 55
Suggestions for the Future 56
Fishing 57
Whaling 58
Sea-Level Rise 59
Ocean Pollution 60
Jurisdictions 61
3 Ocean Security Dilemmas: Protecting the Oceans and Human Systems 67
Military Ocean Security 68
The Importance of Naval Power 68
Sea-Lanes of Communication and Spheres of Influence 69
War: Balances of Power, Arms Races, and Deterrence 72
International Security in the Post-Cold War Era 74
The U.S. Navy 75
Military Security: Conclusion 77
Piracy 77
Environmental and Ecological Security 79
Environmental Security 80
Resource Wars 81
Ecological Security 83
The Law of the Sea as Ocean Security 84
The Fishery Stock Agreement as Ocean Security 90
Conclusion and Suggestions for the Future 95
Military Security 95
Piracy 98
Environmental Security 99
Early Ocean Hallmarks 103
Modern Ocean Hallmarks: The Past 100 Years 109
5 People and Events 127
Elisabeth Mann Borgese (1918-2002) 128
Robert Boyle (1627-1691) 128
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) 130
HMS Challenger (1873-1876) 130
Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) 131
Sylvia Earle (1935-) 132
Grand Banks Fishery Closing (1992) 133
Hugo Grotius (1583-1645) 134
Johan Hjort (1869-?) 135
Incidents at Sea Treaty Signing (1972) 136
Tommy Thong Bee Koh (1937-) 137
Miriam Levering (1917-1991) 138
HMS Lusitania (1915) 139
Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) 140
Minimata Disaster (1932-1968) 141
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) 142
Arvid Pardoe (1914-1999) 143
Santa Barbara Oil Blowout (1969) 143
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992) 144
Year of the Ocean (1998) 146
6 Statistics and Data 149
Country Data: Coastlines, Membership in the Law of the Sea Treaty, and Participation in the Regional Seas Programme 150
Member States of the United Nations and Length of Their Coastlines 150
Countries That Are Parties to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 151
United Nations Regional Seas Programme Data 151
Fishing 152
Marine Oil Pollution Data 153
Coastal Ecosystem Health 153
Economic Values of the Ocean 153
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) 154
Mangroves 154
Sea Grasses 155
Coral Reefs 155
Endangered Marine Species 156
Whale Populations 157
7 Documents 181
Global Ocean Accords 182
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (December 10, 1982) 182
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 195
Chapter 17 of "Agenda 21" from the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development 206
8 Directory of Nongovernmental Organizations, Research Institutes, Associations, U.S. Government Agencies, and International Agencies 209
Nongovernmental Organizations 209
Research Institutes 213
Associations 217
U.S. Government Agencies 221
International Agencies 224.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1576076229
1576076237
OCLC:
51737860

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