Providing an excellent and current resource for understanding the
complexities of ocean and coastal law and policy, this updated edition
of an ABA bestseller brings together the expertise of the country's
leading scholars and practitioners in the field of ocean and coastal
law.
Covering the full array of issues involved -- from maritime jurisdiction
and boundaries to water quality protection to fisheries management and
marine mammal protection to offshore energy development and climate
change -- each chapter addresses the current state of the law for the
topic, followed by analysis of the emerging and unresolved issues. The
book's final chapters address the principles, legal authorities, and
planning for a transition toward an ecosystem-based management approach
to U.S. coastal and ocean areas.
Among the topics covered in this updated edition of Ocean and Coastal
Law and Policy are:
- Maritime jurisdiction and boundaries
- The Public Trust Doctrine
- The role of the states
- Regulation of coastal wetlands and other U.S. waters
- Managing coastal development
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Coastal water quality protection
- Ocean dumping and marine pollution
- Fisheries management and trade in fish and fisheries products
- The 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
- Offshore energy development
