Endangered Oceans

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Endangered Oceans | Chapter 1: How Endangered Are the World’s Oceans and Coastlines?

• Chapter 1 Preface

• Human Activities Threaten the World’s Oceans and Coastal Regions

  by Anne Platt McGinn

• Human Efforts Are Improving the Condition of the World’s Oceans and Coastal Regions

  by Frank E. Loy

• The World’s Ocean Fisheries Are Seriously Threatened

  by Carl Safina

• Private Conservation Offers Hope for Ocean Fisheries

  by Michael De Alessi

• Rising Sea Levels Threaten Coastal Regions

  by Don Hinrichsen

• Claims That Sea Levels Are Rising Are Unproven

  by John L. Daly

• Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography

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1. Introduction
2. Chapter 1: How Endangered Are the World’s Oceans and Coastlines?
   1. Chapter 1 Preface
   2. Human Activities Threaten the World’s Oceans and Coastal Regions
   3. Human Efforts Are Improving the Condition of the World’s Oceans and Coastal Regions
   4. The World’s Ocean Fisheries Are Seriously Threatened
   5. Private Conservation Offers Hope for Ocean Fisheries
   6. Rising Sea Levels Threaten Coastal Regions
   7. Claims That Sea Levels Are Rising Are Unproven
   8. Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
3. Chapter 2: What Ocean Management and Conservation Practices Should Be Pursued?
   1. Chapter 2 Preface
   2. Increased Regulation of Cruise Ship Waste Is Necessary
   3. Voluntary Efforts to Control Cruise Ship Waste Are Adequate
   4. Ocean Fertilization Can Reduce Global Warming
   5. Ocean Fertilization Will Harm the World’s Oceans
   6. Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
4. Chapter 3: What Strategies Would Best Promote Sustainable Fishing?
   1. Chapter 3 Preface
   2. Fully Protected Marine Reserves Will Promote Sustainable Fishing
   3. Fully Protected Marine Reserves Do Not Always Promote Sustainable Fishing
   4. Individual Fishing Quotas Will Benefit U.S. Fisheries
   5. Individual Fishing Quotas May Not Benefit Fisheries
   6. Federal Regulation of Aquaculture Is Necessary
   7. Alternatives to Government Regulation Will Promote the Growth of Aquaculture
   8. Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
5. Chapter 4: What Impact Do Human Activities Have on Marine Mammals?
   1. Chapter 4 Preface
   2. The Ban on Commercial Whaling Protects Endangered Whales
   3. The Ban on Commercial Whaling Is Unnecessary and Unfair
   4. Antisubmarine Sonar Threatens Marine Mammals
   5. Antisubmarine Sonar Does Not Threaten Marine Mammals
   6. Keeping Marine Mammals Captive in Theme Parks Promotes Conservation
   7. Keeping Marine Mammals Captive in Theme Parks Is Cruel
   8. Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
6. For Further Discussion
7. Organizations to Contact
8. Bibliography
9. Copyright

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