Georges Bank

Past, Present, And Future Of A Marine Environment

Guy C. Mcleod (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

212 Seiten

2019
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-367-01868-9 (ISBN)

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This collection of papers on Georges Bank, New England, lends insight into the dilemmas that accompany attempts to implement environmental policy decisions where renewable and nonrenewable resources coexist.

Georges Bank, off the coast of New England, has for years been known as one of the most productive of the world's fisheries. Now, recent exploratory surveys indicate it may hold still other resources–oil and natural gas–in sufficient abundance to justify their development. Suddenly, decisions must be made about whether it is possible to manage two

Guy C. McLeod is director of research at the Harold E. Edgerton Laboratory of the New England Aquarium in Boston, where John H. Prescott is executive director.

Introduction -- The History of Georges Bank -- Currents and Sediment Movement on Georges Bank -- Biological Processes on Georges Bank -- Ocean Health and Georges Bank -- Harvesting and Management -- The Marine Mammals and Birds of Georges Bank -- Oil Exploration and Development on Georges Bank -- The Role of the New England Regional Fishery Management Council on Georges Bank -- International Law and the Georges Bank Fishery: The U.S.–Canadian East Coast Fishery Treaty -- The Struggle for Georges Bank -- Georges Bank: Muddling Toward Frugality

Erscheinungsdatum	11.06.2019
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	553 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
ISBN-10	0-367-01868-3 / 0367018683
ISBN-13	978-0-367-01868-9 / 9780367018689
Zustand	Neuware