| Description |
228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-216) and index. |
| Contents |
What threatens the world's oceans? Overfishing is hazardous to oceans / Elizabeth Kolbert ; Overfishing is no longer a danger to oceans / Gloucester Times ; Carbon emissions cause dangerous ocean acidification / Carl Zimmer ; Claims about ocean acidification are overblown and scientifically baseless / Christopher Monckton ; Offshore oil drilling endangers oceans / Natural Resources Defense Council ; Offshore oil drilling poses no danger to oceans / Humberto Fontova ; The extent of the great Pacific garbage patch has been grossly exaggerated / Oregon State University News and Research Communications -- What ocean policies are best? The National Ocean Policy benefits businesses / Michael Conathan ; The National Ocean Policy endangers businesses / Pete Winn ; Marine protected areas are essential for ensuring ocean biodiversity / Chris Maser ; Marine protected areas unfairly hamper fishing interests and offer limited environmental benefits / Dan Bacher ; The Clean Water Act can help fight ocean acidification / Kate Halloran ; Three reasons for creating a single ocean health index / Ben Halpern, Karen McLeod, and Jameal Samhouri -- What strategies would best promote sustainable fishing? Maximum sustainable yield policies can save fish stock / European Commission ; Maximum sustainable yield policies are problematic / Carl Safina ; Catch share can help avert fishery collapse / CompassOnline ; Reports of fishery collapse are exaggerated / Ray Hilborn ; Offshore fish farming poses grave risks to the environment / Ocean Conservancy ; Offshore fish farming offers both environmental risks and benefits / Harold F. Upton and Eugene H. Buck ; Catch shares do not protect fish or the environment / Food and Water Watch -- What impact do human activities have on marine mammals? Deepwater exploratory sonar kills dolphins and whales / KiPNews ; Proper guidelines can protect marine mammals from the effects of sonar / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ; Oil spills cause long-term health issues for marine mammals / Peter Beaumont ; Salmon from countries that allow fish farmers to kill marine mammals should be boycotted / David Ainsley, Kurt Beardslee, et al. ; Hunting of marine mammals needs to be regulated / Doug O'Harra. |
| Summary |
This volume examines what threatens the world's oceans, what ocean policies are best, what strategies would best promote sustainable fishing, and what impact do human activities have on marine mammals. |
| Subject |
Marine ecology.
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Endangered ecosystems.
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Marine resources conservation.
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Sustainable fisheries.
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Endangered ecosystems. (OCoLC)fst00909648
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Marine ecology. (OCoLC)fst01009513
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Marine resources conservation. (OCoLC)fst01009907
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Sustainable fisheries. (OCoLC)fst01139766
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| Added Author |
Schier, Helga, editor.
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Zott, Lynn M. (Lynn Marie), 1969- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780737760521 (hardcover) |
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0737760524 (hardcover) |
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9780737760538 (pbk.) |
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0737760532 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
11091538 |
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