Ocean Politics and Policy: A Reference Handbook

by Peter J. Jacques and Zachary A. Smith

A sweeping overview of the problems, politics, and policies of international and domestic management of the world's oceans.

The world ocean is one of the most important global resources. Without it most life on earth would not survive because the ocean provides temperature regulation and produces oxygen, among other vital functions. However, this life-sustaining resource faces dangerous threats from over fishing, industrial wastes,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576076229
• ISBN13: 9781576076224
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher