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03 mars 2010

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EAN13

9781849644518

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

4 Mo

Piracy, international disputes over undersea oil and gas, and chronic overfishing have left our oceans in turmoil. How can we resolve these issues?

International law states that a coastal country has territorial rights for 12 miles into the sea, yet, in practice many countries have virtually no control over their own waters. Denise Russell provides a thorough examination of the politics of the sea, from environmental issues, to water economics and governance of the waters. She reveals how we need to radically rethink ocean governance, calling for the establishment of an international agency powerful enough to settle disputes at sea, or else risk ever-accelerating climate change and the continued overuse of the sea's resources.
Introduction

1. Freedom of the sea

2. Underwater non-living resources

3. Underwater cultural heritage

4. Modern piracy and terrorism on the sea

5. The fishing wars

6. Cetaceans and the sea

7. Sea gypsies

8. Indigenous sea claims

9. Protection of the oceans

References

Index

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Publié par

Pluto Press

Date de parution

03 mars 2010

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781849644518

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

4 Mo

Who Rules the Waves?

WHO RULES THE WAVES?

Piracy, Overﬁshing and Mining the Oceans

Denise Russell

First published 2010 by Pluto Press 345 Archway Road, London N6 5AA and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010

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Contents

listofFiguresandTabes Acknowedgements

Introduction 1 Freedom of the Seas Early attempts to close off the seas Pirates, privateers and the domination of the seas Grotius’ arguments for freedom of the seas Replies to Grotius defending closure of the seas Limits to freedom of the seas Grotius’ principles in the current law of the sea Climate change, rising sea levels and the displacement of island communities 2 Underwater Non-living Resources Who has a claim? Antarctica and the Southern Ocean The Arctic Ocean Ecological threats from oil and gas activities in the Arctic Stresses on the Arctic from climate change Ocean acidiﬁcation Different ways of valuing the polar regions 3 Underwater Cultural Heritage What is underwater cultural heritage? Salvage Laws Treasure salvors and ownership National ownership Common heritage 4 Modern Piracy and Terrorism on the Sea TheAondra Rainbow The law of the sea and contemporary piracy Why piracy now? The rise of piracy in Somalia Pirate attacks on private boats Terrorism on the sea

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35 40 43 45 47 47 49 51 52 55 60 60 61 67 70 75 76

viii WHO RULES THE WAVES?

5 The Fishing Wars The cod wars The turbot war Fish piracy Threats to ﬁsh populations from climate change and ocean acidiﬁcation The war on ﬁsh 6 Cetaceans and the Sea Whales and dolphins Cetaceans and morality Threats facing cetaceans Protection agencies 7 Sea Gypsies Sea gypsies: people without an address or ‘names that can be found in books’ The sea as home Threats to sea-gypsy cultures Sea borders, shark ﬁshing and cultural survival 8 Indigenous Sea Claims Ownership as belonging Contemporary attempts to assert ownership of the oceans by indigenous groups Australian High Court decisions on Sea Rights Indigenous sea rights and environmental threats 9 Protection of the Oceans Ownership of coastal areas Ownership of international waters International ocean governance Implementation of a new ocean management regime

NotesIndex

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4 4 8 2

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121 128 132 134 137 137

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List of Figures and Tables

FIGURES

1.1 The Mediterranean in the sixteenth century including key centres of piracy and privateering 1.2 The British Seas in 1635 6.1 Migration of humpback whales 7.1 Moken family going about daily tasks in their boat 7.2 Inside a Moken boat 7.3 Moken children playing

TABLES

2.1 Effects of Petroleum or Individual Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Organisms 4.1 Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships: Actual and Attempted Attacks Since 1994 4.2 Actual and Attempted Hijacks of Ships Since 1994

8 20 106 123 124 132

6 6

4 5

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