| Description |
220 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-215) and index. |
| Contents |
Human activities threaten the world's oceans and coastal regions / Anne Platt McGinn -- Human efforts are improving and conditions of the world's oceans and coastal regions / Frank E. Loy -- The world's ocean fisheries are seriously threatened / Carl Safina -- Private conservation offers hope for ocean fisheries / Michael De Alessi -- Rising sea levels threaten coastal regions / Don Hinrichsen -- Claims that sea levels are rising are unproven / John L. Daly -- Increased regulation of cruise ship waste is necessary / Kira Schmidt -- Voluntary efforts to control cruise ship waste are adequate / Ted Thompson -- Ocean fertilization can reduce global warming / Michael Markels, Richard T. Barber -- Ocean fertilization will harm the world's oceans / Sallie W. Chisholm, Paul G. Falkowski, John J. Cullen -- Fully protected marine reserves will promote sustainable fishing / David White -- Fully protected marine reserves do not always promote sustainable fishing / Robert L. Shipp -- Individual fishing quotas will benefit U.S. fisheries / Donald R. Leal -- Individual fishing quotas may not benefit fisheries / Kaitilin Gaffney -- Federal regulation of aquaculture is necessary / Rebecca J. Goldburg -- Alternatives to government regulation will promote the growth of aquaculture / Ferdinand F. Wirth, E. Jane Lazar -- The ban on commercial whaling protects endangered whales / Greenpeace -- The ban on commercial whaling is unnecessary and unfair / William Burke, Milton Freeman -- Antisubmarine sonar threatens marine mammals / Nathan LaBudde -- Antisubmarine sonar does not threaten marine mammals / Dennis V. McGinn -- Keeping marine mammals captive in theme parks promotes conservation / George Mannina -- Keeping marine mammals captive in theme parks is cruel / Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. |
| Subject |
Marine resources conservation.
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Marine pollution.
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Ocean -- Environmental aspects.
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| Added Author |
Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-
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| ISBN |
0737722746 |
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