Research Catalog

Title

The sea has many voices : oceans policy for a complex world / edited by Cynthia Lamson.

Publication

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lamson, Cynthia.
• Dalhousie University. School for Resource and Environmental Studies.

Description

x, 327 pages; 24 cm

Summary

The Sea Has Many Voices is the first Canadian book to examine oceans policy in the making. The contributing authors believe that Canadian oceans policy making to date has been reactive, susceptible to pressure from special interest groups, and lacking in continuity or consistency. Each chapter describes the dynamics of tensions within a specific marine sector or policy community. Collectively, the contributors raise critical questions about the process, structure, and function of Canadian oceans policy, covering topics such as the Atlantic fishery, conservation, ocean science and technology, shipping, aboriginal rights, defence, and pollution. The book conveys a cautiously optimistic message: although Canada does not yet have a comprehensive oceans policy, there is growing evidence that the problem, policy, and political streams are converging. Canada must be ready to respond to this policy opportunity with clear objectives and appropriate program elements that mediate between competing interests and conflicting values. Those who construct Canada's oceans policy must be capable of calculating risks and challenging the status quo to create a workable, sustainable framework for oceans governance in our increasingly complex world.

Subject

• Dalhousie University. School for Resource and Environmental Studies
• Marine resources > Government policy > Canada
• Law of the sea > Canada
• Maritime law > Canada
• Maritime law
• Law of the sea
• Marine resources > Government policy
• Aufsatzsammlung
• Reform
• Seevölkerrecht
• Oceanen
• Politieke aspecten
• Economische aspecten
• Ressources marines > Canada
• Droit maritime > Canada
• Politique maritime > Canada
• Océanographie > Politique publique > Canada
• Canada
• Kanada

Note

• "School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University".

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Introduction: Oceans Policy for a Complex World / Cynthia Lamson -- 1. Resource Crisis: The Struggle in the Atlantic Fishery / Robert Gorham -- 2. Aquaculture: Canada's Cinderella Ocean-Resource Industry? / Scott Coffen -- 3. Atlantic Salmon: Recreational versus Commercial Interests / Randall Prime and Josee M. Parent -- 4. Competitive Edges: The Politics of Ports and Shipping / Wade Elliot -- 5. The Eight-Billion-Dollar Question: Nuclear Submarines and Maritime Defence Policy / Graham M. Day -- 6. Techtronics: Canada's Ocean-Science Industries / Gaye Drescher and John Somers -- 7. When You Can't Build Fences: The West Isles Marine-Park Proposal / Mark Butler -- 8. No Rigs: Controversy on Georges Bank / Barbara Riley -- 9. Building Alliances to Protect South Moresby Island / Julia E. Gardner -- 10. Managing the Arctic Ocean in Nunavut: The Inuit Land-Claim Settlement / Terry Fenge -- 11. Murky Waters: Pollution in Three Atlantic Harbours / Darlene E. Boyle.
• 12. The St Lawrence Beluga Whale: Will It Survive? / Timothy A. Smith -- 13. Toxic-Shellfish Crisis: 1987 and Beyond / Jeffrey L.C. Wright -- 14. Sentinels and Saviours: Canadian Environmental Groups and Ocean Politics / Robert Boardman -- 15. Getting MEQ On Political Agendas / Raymond P. Cote -- 16. The Quest for Excellence: Funding Marine-Science Research and Development / L.M. Dickie -- Prospects: Towards a Three-Oceans, One-Nation Policy / Cynthia Lamson.

ISBN

• 0773511121
• 9780773511125

LCCN

94227055

OCLC

• ocm29025097
• 29025097
• SCSB-2037851

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library