| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 187 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 5 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 5.
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| Contents |
Part I. LOST at sea : debating the Law of the Sea Treaty -- The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea : (a historical perspective) / United Nations -- LOST would be a loser for the U.S. / James Carafano -- Editorial : A treaty whose time has come / The New York Times -- LOST ratification would sacrifice sovereignty, weaken military : exclusive interview / Chris Carter -- Sea treaty has broad support, but little chance of ratification / Andrew Jensen -- Part II. Lines in the water : territorial disputes in the Arctic and beyond -- From sea to shining sea to Arctic ocean : sovereignty issues and energy opportunities can no longer be ignored / Joe Ralston -- As ice melts and technology improves, interest in Arctic grows / Jarondakie Patrick and Erika Bolstad -- As the far north melts, calls grow for Arctic treaty / Ed Struzik -- Bolivia-Chile dispute could turn ugly / Andres Oppenheimer -- Center-stage for the twenty-first century / Robert D. Kaplan -- t Part III. Trouble in the Gulf : the BP oil spill -- The oil spill's surprise endings / Newsweek -- The spill, the scandal and the president / Tim Dickinson -- Oil and water / Paul Burka -- BP oil spill : forgotten but not gone / Charles Wohlforth -- America's Chernobyl / Ruth Conniff -- Part IV. Pollution and the island of trash -- Wasted waves : surveying the plastic adrift in the world's oceans / Anna Cummins -- Trashing the island / Charlie Gillis -- Out of sight, out of mine : ocean dumping of mine wastes / Robert Moran, Amanda Reichelt-Brushett, Roy Young -- Japanese tsunami aftermath floating Alaska's way / Doug O'Harra -- The peril of plastic / Bettina Wassener -- Part V. Scourge of the seas : piracy -- Somalia : total cost of piracy menace hits U.S. 2 billion / Christine Mungai -- As pirate attacks grow, shipowners take arms / Peter Apps -- Nigeria : the "other" maritime piracy hotbed / Donna J. Nincic -- How Somalia's fishermen became pirates / Ishaan Tharoor -- We're firing blanks in the war against piracy / Praveen Swami -- Part VI. The end of seafood? : overfishing around the world -- Overfishing could take seafood off the menu by 2048 / David Biello -- Fish on Fridays : the end of overfishing in America / Michael Conathan -- Fish on Fridays : maximizing the value of America's fisheries / Michael Conathan -- Time for a sea change / Paul Greenberg -- Red fish, green fish : what you need to know about seafood ratings / Jacqueline Church -- Food : something's fishy / Matthew McClearn |
| Summary |
The articles collected in this volume contain a number of significant issues impacting the oceans in the 21st century, charts the most significant of these problems, and describe the political structures in place to confront them |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 December 10) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83149072
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 December 10) fast |
| Subject |
Ocean -- Political aspects
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Ocean -- Environmental aspects
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Law of the sea.
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Territorial waters.
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Piracy.
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Marine pollution.
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marine pollution.
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LAW -- International.
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Law of the sea
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Marine pollution
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Ocean -- Environmental aspects
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Piracy
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Territorial waters
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Partridge, Kenneth, 1980-
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| LC no. |
2011031934 |
| ISBN |
9780824212612 |
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0824212614 |
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