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Book Unknown Ocean  The Baseline Report of the Census of Marine Life Research Program  2003

Download or read book Unknown Ocean The Baseline Report of the Census of Marine Life Research Program 2003 written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Deep Sea 2003  Conference reports

Download or read book Deep Sea 2003 Conference reports written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the keynote addresses and papers presented on the conference themes that covered: environment, ecosystem biology, habitat, diversity and oceanography; population biology and resource assessment; harvesting and conservation strategies for resource management; technology requirements; monitoring, compliance and controls; a review of existing policies and instruments; and governance and management. It also provides the perspectives of participating experts and the conference Steering Committee. The general conclusions of the conference contain the elements that must be addressed and undertaken if deep-sea fish resources are to be sustained and their habitat protected to ensure productivity and safeguard deep-sea biodiversity. The second volume of the proceedings includes posters and corresponding papers presented at the conference as well as papers from workshops held prior to the main conference.

Book Oceans Past

    Book Details:
  • Author : Poul Holm
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2012-05-04
  • ISBN : 1136560351
  • Pages : 251 pages

Download or read book Oceans Past written by Poul Holm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [A] fascinating volume, which establishes marine environmental history as a major new discipline for academics as well as an exciting way to bring history and the natural world alive for the public. ANDREW A. ROSENBERG, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE The HMAP project is to be congratulated on this book, which presents vivid, evidence-based reconstructions of historical fisheries and the prolific ecosystems in which they were embedded. TONY J. PITCHER, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA The ingenuity and scholarship of the authors allow us to see ... how human societies have depended on and influenced marine living resources from periwinkles to whales. MIKE SINCLAIR, BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY This book exalts the surprisingly fruitful marriage of historians and marine scientists - a union that has proven to be one of the most exciting developments in ocean research in recent years. KATHERINE RICHARDSON, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN For centuries the seas appeared to offer limitless supplies of food and other resources, their waters a cornucopia never to be exhausted. In more recent times, episodes such as the extreme exploitation and subsequent collapse of cod populations of the Grand Banks off Newfoundland have highlighted the fallaciousness of this view. Yet all too often the lessons from our historical interactions with marine animals are little known, let alone learned. Based on research for the History of Marine Animal Populations project, Oceans Past examines the complex relationship our forebears had with the sea and the animals that inhabit it. It presents eleven studies ranging from fisheries and invasive species to offshore technology and the study of marine environmental history, bringing together the perspectives of historians and marine scientists to enhance understanding of ocean management of the past, present and future. In doing so, it also highlights the influence that changes in marine ecosystems have upon the politics, welfare and culture of human societies.

Book Ocean Yearbook 22

Download or read book Ocean Yearbook 22 written by Aldo Chircop and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Killing Our Oceans

    Book Details:
  • Author : John Charles Kunich
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2006-05-30
  • ISBN : 0313056056
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book Killing Our Oceans written by John Charles Kunich and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-05-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his Ark of the Broken Covenant, Kunich showed that Earth's species are concentrated in 25 zones of ecological significance known as biodiversity hotspots, and maintained that we'd go a long way toward saving many species from extinction if we'd focus our protective laws and regulations on these zones. In Killing Our Oceans he extends this analysis to the extraordinary pockets of life in the oceans that are similarly threatened. In his Ark of the Broken Covenant, Kunich showed that Earth's species are concentrated in 25 zones of ecological significance known as biodiversity hotspots, and that we'd go a long way toward saving many species from extinction if we'd focus our protective laws and regulations on these zones. In Killing Our Oceans he extends this analysis to the extraordinary pockets of life in the oceans that are similarly threatened. From coral reefs to recently discovered hydrothermal vents, the oceans contain vast numbers of endangered species. We are rapidly losing these unique, irreplaceable treasures, due in part to an appalling lack of efficacious safeguards. What's in it for us if we intervene to halt this mass extinction? Quite possibly the greatest medical, nutritional, and scientific breakthroughs in all of human history, just waiting to be discovered and harnessed—or forever lost along with the dying species that hold the keys to these secrets. Kunich examines in detail the applicable international laws as well as domestic laws of the nations with key marine resources, and demonstrates the abject failure of these measures to prevent or halt a mass extinction in our oceans. He concludes with a set of legal proposals that could start us down the road to preserving the marine hotspots and, with them, most of Earth's biodiversity. Legal solutions are not the only answer, but they are a beginning.

Book Essentials of Oceanography

Download or read book Essentials of Oceanography written by Alan P. Trujillo and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2005 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How do oceans work?" This book answers that question encompassing geological, chemical, physical and biological oceanography. A detailed and handy reference for those interested in oceanography. No previous background in mathematics or science is necessary. Demystifies scientific terms. Features a dedicated companion web site. Extensive rigor and depth of material." For anyone interested in learning more about oceanography.

Book Turning the Tide

Download or read book Turning the Tide written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Writers Directory

Download or read book The Writers Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Turning the Tide

    Book Details:
  • Author : Great Britain. Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
  • Publisher : The Stationery Office
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9780101639224
  • Pages : 408 pages

Download or read book Turning the Tide written by Great Britain. Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Royal Commission report on protection of the marine environment focuses on the impact of marine fishing in the seas around the UK, both on fish populations and the wider ecosystem. It consider a range of issues including the role of the fishing industry and its growth over the last 50 years; the legal framework for the marine environment and fisheries, at the national, European and international levels; the impact of fishing and the legacy of overfishing; aquaculture fisheries; marine protected areas; improved fisheries management; and a system of marine spatial planning. The report concludes that, as a society, we give much lower priority to protecting our seas compared with the land, and over-fishing is a global problem which has led to the collapse of fisheries in many areas. This situation requires significant urgent change which recognises the need for sustainable fisheries management and avoids the degradation of our seas, placing it within the context of wider management of human activities in the marine environment. Recommendations made include: the introduction of a Marine Act to establish a statutory framework with strategic objectives for marine environmental protection; a move away from a presumption in favour of fishing rights to a precautionary approach which requires demonstration that fishing activity is environmentally sustainable; establishing a network of marine protected areas within the UK over the next five years, which would lead to 30 per cent of the UK's exclusive economic zone being closed to commercial fishing; and a change in the emphasis of research away from management of fish populations towards a wider focus on the marine environment.

Book Marine Natural Resources and Technological Development

Download or read book Marine Natural Resources and Technological Development written by Marco Colazingari and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive and systematic examination of the issues involved within Ocean Economics. The oceans are the last frontier on Earth, and research and exploration are key to developing and enhancing global economic activity that is necessary to sustain a growing human population. Colazingari pinpoints the contentious issues relevant to oceans’ natural resources management and protection. He examines the cutting edge technology used for the exploration of the oceans’ living and non living resources (fisheries, bio-products, energy resources, mineral deposits) and identifies the significant emerging patterns that will determine the development of ocean economics in the future. Problems require timely action by politicians and policymakers at an international level, while scientists and researchers must assist in providing reliable information and investigating viable options. With writing that is straightforward but comprehensive, this book will appeal to professionals, academics, students, as well as anyone interested in marine environment.

Book Singing Whales and Flying Squid

Download or read book Singing Whales and Flying Squid written by Richard Ellis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-thirds of this planet is covered by water inhabited by an incredible variety of living organisms, ranging in size from microbe to whale, and in abundance from scarce to uncountable. Whales and dolphins must surface to breathe, and some fishes occupy surface waters and can easily be seen from boats or shore, but most of the marine bio-profusion is hidden from human eyes, often under thousands of feet and millions of tons of water, which is usually cold, dark, and utterly inhospitable to humans. By definition, the study of marine life has been quantitatively and qualitatively different from the study of terrestrial life--it is, if you will, a different kettle of fish. What do we know today, how have we learned it, and what remains unknown and unknowable about inner space? Because there have been so few human visitors to the uninviting world of the deep sea, scientists have had to rely on trawled specimens, photographs taken by robotic cameras, or occasionally, observations from deep-diving submersibles, to get even the vaguest idea of the nature of life in the abyss. So far, even our most elaborate efforts to penetrate the blackness have produced only minimal results. It is as if someone lowered a collecting basket from a balloon high above the tropical rain forest floor, and tried to analyze the nature of life in the jungle from a couple of random hauls. The inner space of the deep offers the last frontier on the planet. Even now, we know more about the back side of the moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean, but then the surface of the moon is not hidden under miles of impenetrable water. But we do know that living in this inaccessible medium are some of the most fascinating creatures on Earth. An understanding of the interrelationships between various creatures-including the one predator that has the power to distort, damage, or even eliminate populations of marine animals-is necessary if we are to survive in harmony with these populations. Although new technologies have given us tools to better census the whales, dolphins, and fishes, and to see heretofore unexpected life and geological forms deep under the sea, we are a long way from comprehending the nature and importance of marine biodiversity. Singing Whales, Flying Squid, and Swimming Cucumbers is an attempt to put the search for knowledge into perspective-to try to find out how we got here, and where, with the help of curiosity, science, and technology, we might be headed. With this as our Baedeker, we will voyage through time and space, tracing the history of the discovery of marine biology, from the moment that the first scientists--although for the most part, "science" had barely been invented--tried to figure out what sorts of creatures lived in the Mediterranean, the sea right off their shores. So join Richard Ellis on an underwater adventure like no other you've ever taken or heard of: a voyage to discover the mysteries and reveal the wonders of marine life--more unusual and more astonishing than you--or anyone else--ever imagined.

Book Journal of International Affairs

Download or read book Journal of International Affairs written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gulf of Alaska Navy Training Activities

Download or read book Gulf of Alaska Navy Training Activities written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Northwest Training Range Complex

Download or read book Northwest Training Range Complex written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Annual Report

    Book Details:
  • Author : North Pacific Marine Science Organization
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 316 pages

Download or read book Annual Report written by North Pacific Marine Science Organization and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Archer Fish Biology

    Book Details:
  • Author : Simon Kumar Das
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2024-04-09
  • ISBN : 1040010210
  • Pages : 157 pages

Download or read book Archer Fish Biology written by Simon Kumar Das and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book unveils the secrets of archer fish, covering everything from their morphology to their unique feeding techniques, digestion physiology, and reproductive intricacies. It serves as an essential resource for students, researchers, conservation biologists, and anyone curious about the biology of archer fish, as well as fish biology in general. Readers can immerse themselves in chapters that discuss identification techniques, age, and growth, feeding physiology, and much more. The book highlights the wonders of these remarkable creatures, helping readers gain a deeper understanding of the intricate realm of fish biology.