Opportunities and Uses of the Ocean

1. Front Matter

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2. The Opportunity of the Ocean

   • David A. Ross

   Pages 1-4

3. How the Ocean Works

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   Pages 5-37

4. The Legal Aspects of the Ocean

   • David A. Ross

   Pages 38-72

5. Marine Shipping

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   Pages 73-102

6. The Resources of the Ocean

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   Pages 103-193

7. Marine Pollution

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   Pages 194-230

8. Military Uses of The Ocean

   • David A. Ross

   Pages 231-247

9. The Coastal Zone

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   Pages 248-274

10. Innovative Uses of the Ocean

    • David A. Ross

    Pages 275-313

11. Back Matter

    Pages 315-320

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The oceans cover about 72 percent of our planet (which is named for the remaining 28 percent). These oceans have fascinated and challenged the human race for centuries. In the past, the ocean had been used first as a source of food and later as a means of transportation. However, the oceans have recently become very important-they may offer a solution to many of our modern problems. For example, refuse from land is to be dumped into the ocean never to be seen again; fish and other biological resources are to be caught and used to meet the protein deficiency of the world; oil and gas from the continental shelf and perhaps deeper areas will eventually solve our energy problems. None ofthese examples is completely possible, and the at­ source offood and later as a means of transportation. However, the oceans social, and ecological problems in the marine environment. Countries are al­ ready planning how the oceans can be divided up, so that they will get their "fair share". Economists, politicians, and others are producing almost daily, optimistic or pessimistic views (depending upon your own viewpoint) about the ocean and its resources. Equally loud reports come from environ­ mentalists, conservationists, government sources, and oil companies con­ cerning the pollution and potential destruction of the ocean.

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• Ocean
• Seen
• environment
• marine
• mineral resources

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, USA

  David A. Ross

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