Endangered Oceans
Endangered Oceans | Keeping Marine Mammals Captive in Theme Parks Promotes Conservation
The public display of marine mammals plays an important role in promoting the conservation of these creatures, argues environmental lawyer George Mannina in the following viewpoint, originally given as testimony before a House Subcommittee, Mannina contends that organizations such as the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums have established marine park educational programs that have raised visitors’ awareness of the need to protect marine mammals. Moreover, marine parks conduct research that adds to scientists’ understanding of...
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- Introduction
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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?
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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
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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
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