Traditionally, the ocean economy is viewed solely as a mechanism for economic growth. In this business-as-usual approach, large-scale industrial economies have developed the ocean economy through the exploitation of maritime and marine resources, often without consideration of how those...

"The world's fisheries are in crisis. Their catches are declining, and the stocks of key species, such as cod and bluefin tuna, are but a small fraction of their previous abundance, while others have been overfished almost to extinction. The oceans are depleted and the commercial fishing...

Extended fisheries jurisdiction and the new Law of the Sea / William T. Burke -- Implementing the new Law of the Sea / Alberto Székely -- Jeffersonian democracy and the fisheries revisited / J.L. McHugh -- Practices and prospects for fisheries development and management / Jean-Paul Troadec --...