Synthesizes all key aspects of marine governance encompassing institutions, science, law, and policy, ensuring the content is accessible for non-legal experts. This book will be essential reading for students taking marine affairs, science and policy courses. This new edition has been completely revised, updating text in line with recent advances and new chapters added. Pedagogical features for students are also included throughout.

This book provides readers with a foundation in policy development and analysis, describing how policy, including legal mechanisms, are applied to the marine environment. It presents a systematic treatment of all aspects of marine policy, including climate change, energy, environmental protection, fisheries, mining and transportation.

The health of marine environments worldwide is steadily declining, and these trends have been widely reported. Marine Policy summarizes the importance of the ocean governance nexus, discussing current and anticipated challenges facing marine ecosystems, human activities, and efforts to address these threats. This new, fully revised edition has been updated throughout, including content to reflect the recent advances in ocean management and international law. Chapters on shipping, energy/mining and integrated approaches to ocean management have been significantly reworked, plus completely new chapters on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and the impacts of climate change have been added. Pedagogical features for students are included throughout.

Aligned with current course offerings, this book is an ideal introduction for undergraduates and graduate students taking marine affairs, science and policy courses.

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to the World Ocean

2. A Brief Introduction to the Marine Environment

3. An Introduction to International Law and International Marine Law

4. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and related agreements

5. An Introduction to Policy and Policy Development

6. Marine Environmental Protection Policy

7. Addressing Climate Change and its Impacts on the World Ocean

8. International Fisheries Policy

9. Marine Transportation and Safety Policy

10. International Law and Policy of the Polar Oceans

11. International Law and Policy related to Offshore Energy and Mining

12. Integrated Approaches to Ocean Management

Conclusions