Endangered Oceans
Endangered Oceans | Rising Sea Levels Threaten Coastal Regions
Some experts believe that sea levels will rise as a result of global warming caused by human activities. Many who inhabit the world’s highly populated coastal regions will suffer tremendous economic and social upheaval as a result, asserts Don Hinrichsen in the following viewpoint. In response, according to Hinrichsen, the United States will spend billions of dollars to prevent flooding and protect its water supply, but the world’s poorer nations cannot afford these protections and millions will be displaced. Moreover, rising seas will damage coastal ecology and threaten coastal...
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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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