Endangered Oceans
Endangered Oceans | Human Activities Threaten the World’s Oceans and Coastal Regions
Human activities are destroying the oceans and coastal regions that people depend on for survival, argues Anne Platt McGinn in the following viewpoint. Fishing provides food and income for billions of people worldwide, she maintains, but wasteful fishing techniques have depleted key fish in the food web, threatening the entire marine ecosystem. Moreover, McGinn claims, people continue to flock to coastal communities, polluting the shores with fertilizers, toxic metals, and human waste. Unfortunately, she contends, policy makers seem more interested in promoting trade than protecting the...
[The entire page is 2853 words long]
Navigate
- Introduction
-
Chapter 1: How Endangered Are the World’s Oceans and Coastlines?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Human Activities Threaten the World’s Oceans and Coastal Regions
- Human Efforts Are Improving the Condition of the World’s Oceans and Coastal Regions
- The World’s Ocean Fisheries Are Seriously Threatened
- Private Conservation Offers Hope for Ocean Fisheries
- Rising Sea Levels Threaten Coastal Regions
- Claims That Sea Levels Are Rising Are Unproven
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: What Ocean Management and Conservation Practices Should Be Pursued?
-
Chapter 3: What Strategies Would Best Promote Sustainable Fishing?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Fully Protected Marine Reserves Will Promote Sustainable Fishing
- Fully Protected Marine Reserves Do Not Always Promote Sustainable Fishing
- Individual Fishing Quotas Will Benefit U.S. Fisheries
- Individual Fishing Quotas May Not Benefit Fisheries
- Federal Regulation of Aquaculture Is Necessary
- Alternatives to Government Regulation Will Promote the Growth of Aquaculture
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
-
Chapter 4: What Impact Do Human Activities Have on Marine Mammals?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- The Ban on Commercial Whaling Protects Endangered Whales
- The Ban on Commercial Whaling Is Unnecessary and Unfair
- Antisubmarine Sonar Threatens Marine Mammals
- Antisubmarine Sonar Does Not Threaten Marine Mammals
- Keeping Marine Mammals Captive in Theme Parks Promotes Conservation
- Keeping Marine Mammals Captive in Theme Parks Is Cruel
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
Tell a friend about Endangered Oceans at eNotes.
