This work provides a comprehensive review of issues concerning the world's oceans. This volume covers central themes in: ocean policy and research, including recent Law of the Sea cases; fisheries conservation and governance; environmental issues, such as global climate change, pollution, coastal zone management, and changes in regional ecosystems; the shipping industry; and international trade. Special topics include: a marine park proposal for the Spratly Islands; the North-South conflict; Australia's oceans policy; and globalization and the seafarer.
- ISBN10 0226066185
- ISBN13 9780226066189
- Publish Date 1 March 2002 (first published 1 October 1982)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 26 December 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Chicago Press
- Edition 15th ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 450
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780226066189