The Sea has many voices : oceans policy for a complex world / edited by Cynthia Lamson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamson, Cynthia, Author.

Contributor:

Lamson, Cynthia.

Dalhousie University. School for Resource and Environmental Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine resources--Government policy--Canada.

Marine resources.

Oceanography and state--Canada.

Oceanography and state.

Maritime law--Canada.

Maritime law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Each chapter describes the dynamics or tensions within a specific marine sector or policy community. Collectively, the contributors raise critical questions about the process, structure, and function of Canadian oceans policy, covering topics such as the Atlantic fishery, conservation, ocean science and technology, shipping, aboriginal rights, defence, and pollution. The book conveys a cautiously optimistic message: although Canada does not yet have a comprehensive oceans policy, there is growing evidence that the problem, policy, and political streams are converging. Canada must be ready to respond to this policy opportunity with clear objectives and appropriate program elements that mediate between competing interests and conflicting values. Those who construct Canada's oceans policy must be capable of calculating risks and challenging the status quo to create a workable, sustainable framework for oceans governance in our increasingly complex world. The contributors to this collection are Robert Boardman, Darlene Boyle, Mark Butler, Scott F. Coffen, Raymond P. Côté, Graham Day, Lloyd M. Dickie, Gaye Drescher, Wade Elliot, Terry Fenge, Julia Gardner, Robert Gorham, Cynthia Lamson, Josée M. Parent, Randall Prime, Barbara Riley, Timothy A. Smith, John Somers, and Jeffrey L.C. Wright.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction: Oceans Policy for a Complex World / CYNTHIA LAMSON""; ""PART ONE: COMPETING INTERESTS""; ""1 Resource Crisis: The Struggle in the Atlantic Fishery""; ""2 Aquaculture: Canada's Cinderella Ocean-Resource Industry?""; ""3 Atlantic Salmon: Recreational versus Commercial Interests""; ""4 Competitive Edges: The Politics of Ports and Shipping""; ""5 The Eight-Billion-Dollar Question: Nuclear Submarines and Maritime Defence Policy""; ""6 Techtronics: Canada's Ocean-Science Industries""; ""PART TWO: CONFLICTING VALUES""

""7 When You Can't Build Fences: The West Isles Marine-Park Proposal""""8 No Rigs: Controversy on Georges Bank""; ""9 Building Alliances to Protect South Moresby Island""; ""10 Managing the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut: The Inuit Land-Claim Settlement""; ""PART THREE: CALCULATING THE RISKS""; ""11 Murky Waters: Pollution in Three Atlantic Harbours""; ""12 The St Lawrence Beluga Whale: Will It Survive?""; ""13 Toxic-Shellfish Crisis: 1987 and Beyond""; ""PART FOUR: CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO""; ""14 Sentinels and Saviours: Canadian Environmental Groups and Ocean Politics""

""15 Getting MEQ on Political Agendas""""16 The Quest for Excellence: Funding Marine- Science Research and Development""; ""Prospects: Towards a Three-Oceans, One-Nation Policy""; ""Contributors""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-7735-6425-X

OCLC:

1394872573