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The United States is about to embark on the most thorough reconsideration of its ocean policy in more than three decades. With 1998 designated as the International Year of the Ocean by the United Na……続きを見る

Until now, there has been only one source of data on global fishery catches: information reported to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations by member countries. An extensive, te……続きを見る

Recent decades have been marked by the decline or collapse of one fishery after another around the world, from swordfish in the North Atlantic to orange roughy in the South Pacific. While the effect……続きを見る

Nearly 60% of the world's population lives and works within 100 miles of a coast, and even those who don't are connected to the world's oceans through an intricate drainage of rivers and streams. Ul……続きを見る

A new environmental movement is emerging to help combat threats to America's oceans and coasts, with hundreds of local and regional groups as well as dozens of national and international organizatio……続きを見る

On Shishmaref Island in Alaska, homes are being washed into the sea. In the South Pacific, small island nations face annihilation by encroaching waters. In coastal Louisiana, an area the size of a f……続きを見る

The Rising Tide is the first analysis of global warming and world sea level rise. It outlines state, national, and international actions to respond to the effects of global warming on coastal commun……続きを見る

Conventional fishery management practices have failed to prevent the collapse of numerous fish stocks around the world. Amid growing concern about our ability to protect marine biodiversity and ecos……続きを見る

Oceans 2020 presents a comprehensive assessment of the most important science and societal issues that are likely to arise in marine science and ocean management in the next twenty years. Sponsored ……続きを見る

The concept of environmental security, drawing on the widely understood notion of international strategic interdependence (in facing, for example, threats of nuclear war or economic collapse) is gai……続きを見る

Fisheries management today is highly contentious. The interests of fishers and fish processors, coastal communities, the government, and environmental organizations are often different and can even ……続きを見る

Biliana Cicin-Sain and Robert W. Knecht are co-directors of the Center for the Study of Marine Policy at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware and co-authors of The Future of U.S. Ocean Pol……続きを見る

If humankind were given a mandate to do everything in our power to undermine the earth's functioning, we could hardly do a better job than we have in the past thirty years on the world's oceans, bot……続きを見る

The Brazilian coral reefs form structures significantly different from the well-known reef models, as follows: they have a growth form of mushroom-shaped coral pinnacles called "chapeirões"; they ar……続きを見る

This book comprises the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC), held in Busan, South Korea on November 4–7, 2025, which was supported by the Korean Socie……続きを見る

Si les océans, malgré leur surexploitation, demeurent la plus grande réserve de biodiversité de la planète, on connaît mieux aujourd’hui la surface de Mars que celle des grands fonds marins. Pourtan……続きを見る

Søofficer C. F. Wandel beskriver sine undersøgelser og oplevelser i forbindelse med en ekspedition til Grønlands østkyst i årene 1879 og 1880. Bogen udkom første gang i 1881, da store dele af Grønla……続きを見る

This book comprises the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC), held in Busan, South Korea on November 4–7, 2025, which was supported by the Korean Socie……続きを見る

Tidal Power Titans: Harnessing Ocean Rhythms is a sweeping and thought-provoking exploration of one of the world's most fascinating renewable energy frontiers: the power of the tides. Blending scien……続きを見る

**A wondrous journey along the greatest ocean currentー**classic travel writing and celebrations of natural wonders under threat Our world is a freak of nature. The finely balanced arrangement of ic……続きを見る

Harvesting the Waves explores how ecological diplomacy can bridge between conflicting interests, transforming disputed waters into zones of cooperation. The establishment of a network of Marine Prot……続きを見る

The Trench Biosphere at the Bottom of the Ocean: Progress and Challenges provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of the trench biosphere, examining the geological and physiochemical constrain……続きを見る

This book focuses on a comprehensive investigation into data-driven Sea State Estimation (SSE) by leveraging a vessel’s own motion data. It presents a collection of advanced deep learning frameworks……続きを見る