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