AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Elliot A. Norse, Chief Scientist of the Center for Marine Conservation in Washington, D.C. (USA), and Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Environmental Studies of the University of Washington in Seattle, WA (USA), is a marine and forest conservation biologist. His Ph.D. and postdoctoral research in the 1970s examined the ecology of blue crabs (Callinectes spp.) in Jamaica, Curacao, Mexico, Panama, and Columbia. Since then, he has devoted his career to incorporating conservation biology into environmental decision making as a staff member or consultant for US federal agencies, international governmental organizations, scientific professional societies, conservation organizations, and foundations. His writings include more than 50 publications on environmental policy, conservation biology, marine ecology, forest ecology, and human-caused climatic change.

REVIEWS

"Finally! A superb state-of-the-art treatment of the science of marine conservation, complete with the major changes under way, their drivers, consequences, and key solutions. This tour de force will be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the future of our planet. Rachel Carson would be proud. Seas the Day!" --Jane Lubchenco

"In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Brutus said to Cassius: 'There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at its flood leads on to fortune.' Humanity today needs a flood of awareness of the importance of the world's oceans to life on earth. This book is at the forefront of written work that contributes to our taking the urgent actions needed to protect our seas and, consequently, our selves. The book is comprehensive, factual, and fascinating. We must take this tide in its flood to protect not just humanity, but the entire biosphere." --Graeme Kelleher

"For those concerned about the human-caused threats to the ocean's bounty-and that should be all of us-this book provides essential information and perspective. It will help greatly in the needed advance of the science of marine conservation biology" --William D. Ruckelshaus

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About the Cosponsors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Consultations for the Strategy
Executive Summary
 
Chapter 1. Conserving the Living Sea
Chapter 2. Marine Biological Diversity: Definition and Importance
Chapter 3. Marine and Terrestrial Conservation
Chapter 4. Threats to Marine Biological Diversity
Chapter 5. Impediments to Marine Conservation
Chapter 6. The Goal and the Strategy
Chapter 7. Tools for Conserving Marine Biological Diversity
Chapter 8. Existing Marine Institutions and Instruments
Chapter 9. Recommendations for Implementing the Strategy
 
Appendix A: Acronyms
Appendix B: Institutions Mentioned in the Text
Appendix C: Legal Citations
Appendix D: Endangered Marine Animal Species
Literature Cited
Glossary
Index

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