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Title:
Endangered oceans / Helga Schier and Lynn M. Zott, book editors.
Author:
Schier, Helga, editor.

Zott, Lynn M. (Lynn Marie), 1969- editor.
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014]
Call Number:
QH541.5 .S3 E535 2014
ISBN:
9780737760521

9780737760538
Series:
Opposing viewpoints series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
228 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
What threatens the world's oceans? Overfishing is hazardous to oceans / Overfishing is no longer a danger to oceans / Carbon emissions cause dangerous ocean acidification / Claims about ocean acidification are overblown and scientifically baseless / Offshore oil drilling endangers oceans / Offshore oil drilling poses no danger to oceans / The extent of the great Pacific garbage patch has been grossly exaggerated / What ocean policies are best? The National Ocean Policy benefits businesses / The National Ocean Policy endangers businesses / Marine protected areas are essential for ensuring ocean biodiversity / Marine protected areas unfairly hamper fishing interests and offer limited environmental benefits / The Clean Water Act can help fight ocean acidification / Three reasons for creating a single ocean health index / What strategies would best promote sustainable fishing? Maximum sustainable yield policies can save fish stock / Maximum sustainable yield policies are problematic / Catch share can help avert fishery collapse / Reports of fishery collapse are exaggerated / Offshore fish farming poses grave risks to the environment / Offshore fish farming offers both environmental risks and benefits / Catch shares do not protect fish or the environment / What impact do human activities have on marine mammals? Deepwater exploratory sonar kills dolphins and whales / Proper guidelines can protect marine mammals from the effects of sonar / Oil spills cause long-term health issues for marine mammals / Salmon from countries that allow fish farmers to kill marine mammals should be boycotted / Hunting of marine mammals needs to be regulated
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