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Partial contents |
National and international jurisdictions and boundaries -- Public trust doctrine -- Role of the states -- Regulation of coastal wetlands and other waters in the United States -- Managing coastal development -- National Environmental Policy Act -- Coastal water quality protection -- Ocean dumping and marine pollution -- Domestic fishery management -- International fisheries management -- Trade in fish and fisheries products -- The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea -- Offshore energy development -- Emerging ocean uses -- Law of marine mammal conservation -- The Endangered Species Act and marine species -- Marine protected areas -- Climate change and the marine environment -- Legal authorities for ecosystem-based management in U.S. coastal and ocean areas -- Ocean commissions issue an urgent call for action to reform U.S. ocean policy and law. |
General note | Includes index. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 2008005472 |
ISBN | 9781590319826 |
ISBN | 1590319826 |