Suggested Reading on Marine Affairs and Sustainable Development

1994. Canadian Biodiversity Strategy. Ottawa : Biodiversity Convention Office.

1994. Case Study of Traditional Marine Management System. Honiara : South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency.

Intercoast network newsletter. Narragansett, RI: The Coastal Resources Center. 2 per year
Published by the Coastal Resources Center at the University of Rhode Island, this newsletter is a communication vehicle for professionals involved in coastal resource management issues, networking 87 coastal nations, states, and regions. Contact: Coastal Resources Center, The University of Rhode Island Narragansett, RI 02882 U.S.A. Fax (401) 789-4670 The newsletter can also be received via e-mail. Send a message to Elizabeth Gibbs at egibbs@gsosun1.gso.uri.edu

1994. IOI Annual Conference Pacem in Maribus 'Sustainable Development and Regional Cooperation' (December, 1994. Malta : International Ocean Institute.
IOI's 1994 meeting had the theme 'Sustainable Development and Regional Cooperation.' At this conference representatives of over 40 countries focused on policy issues arising from uncertainties of climate change, especially in regards to the ocean-air interface, biodiversity in the marine sector, the carrying capacity of the ocean and polar regions as heat and waste sinks and the various implications of the intrusion of technological developments into the marine sector. In addition the conference looked at issues involved in a coherent restructuring of the United Nations system, based on the impact of post -Rio and Law of the Sea developments.

1991. The Living Ocean: Understanding and Protecting Marine Biodiversity. Washington D.C.: Island Press. xvi, 180 p.

1991. Maritime Affairs: A World Handbook (2nd Ed.). Essex, UK : Longman Group UK Limited. xxvi, 479 p.
Maritime Affairs offers a multi-disciplinary update on maritime affairs information. The book covers the present state of international maritime law, sea transport and communications, the exploitation and conservation of marine natural resources, scientific research into various aspects of the marine environment, maritime boundary disputes and military tension areas at sea. It acts as a guide to modern ocean policy and management and provides information on international organizations concerned with maritime affairs

1995. Pilot Project Plans - East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project. Halifax : Oceans Institute of Canada. East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project.
This document provides the operational plans for inshore and offshore case studies. It describes the objectives of the case studies as well as their description, methodologies, data needs, products and task descriptions. The objective of the inshore case study is to support management of inshore coastal resources by assessing the condition and harvest status of molluscan shellfish beds and evaluating the probable causes for problems and options for remediation. The objective of the offshore case study is to support multi-species management on the continental shelf within an ecosystem by identifying demersal fish and invertebrate assemblages and analysing their relationships with habitat, inshore ecosystems, key exploited species and other major species groups. This project and ECNASAP as a whole should be considered a 'best case scenario' for the implementation of the ideas promoted in Agenda 21 of the Earth Summit.

1994. Where water meets land : NGO experiences in coastal management. Amsterdam: Both Ends. 72 p.
This is a good reference book which highlights NGO involvement at the World Coast Conference, 1993, held in The Netherlands. It includes interesting case studies on a number of NGOs from each of the continents and is accompanied by a useful address list. [As reviewed in Down to Earth, October 15, 1994].

Beller, W., P. D'Ayala and P. Hein (eds). 1990. Sustainable development and environmental management of small islands. Man and the Biosphere series no.5. New Jersey: Parthenon. 420 p.

Beller, W.S. 1987. Proceedings of the interoceanic workshop on sustainable development and environmental management of small islands. (From a 1986 conference in Puerto Rico). Washington: Department of State. Available from National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce. 116 p.

Borgese, Elisabeth Mann; Ginsburg, Norton; Morgan, Joseph R. (eds); Intrernational Ocean Institute. 1987-. Ocean Yearbooks. Chicago: University Press.
Ocean Yearbook is an annual compendium of ocean-related reports, reviews, documents and technical data drawn from diverse sources including marine biology, economics, geography, oceanography, industrial management, international politics, and mulitary studies. The Yearbook makes itself a handy reference source by collecting proceedings and reports from notable organizations in a single volume.

Chua, T.E. and L.F. Scura. 1991. Managing ASEAN's coastal resources for sustainable development : roles of policymakers, scientists donors ,. media and communities. Manila: ICLARM. 125 p.

Hanson, Arthur J. 1993. Sustainable development and the oceans : navigating our way from Rio. IISD working paper. Winnipeg: IISD. 21 p.
(Selected): The problems and opportunity of Agenda 21; Brundtland's seven imperatives and ocean development

Jomo, K.S. 1991. Fishing for trouble: Malaysian fisheries, sustainable development and inequality. Kuala Lumpur: Institute of Advanced Studies.

Keating, Michael; National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE). 1994. Media, fish and sustainability :. a. paper on sustainable development and the Canadian news media. Working paper no.22. Ottawa: NRTEE. 29 p.
The topics covered include -- The environment and the economy: the northern cod story; Checking for sustainability; Principles of sustainability; Sustainable development contacts; Examples of coverage from some stories on the fishery crisis.

UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 14. 1982. Guidelines and principles for the preparation and implementation of comprehensive action plans for the protection and development of marine and coastal areas of regional seas. 11p.

UNESCO. 1992. Coastal systems studies and sustainable development : proceedings of the ... conference, UNESCO Paris ,. 21-25 May 1994. UNESCO technical papers in marine science. Paris: UNESCO. 276 p.
64 COMAR Interregional Scientific Conference (1991 : Paris)

Walters, Carl; The David Suzuki Foundation. 1995. The future of British Columbia's fisheries : moving toward sustainability. Vancouver: The Foundation. 80 p.
In this report, the author diagnoses that the West Coast fisheries situation is 'not sustainable in either ecological or economic terms, and it will very likely to go the same way as Atlantic Canada within the next few decades if profound steps are not taken to restructure and protect it.' The report is available from the Foundation for $10.00 each copy. [The David Suzuki Foudation Report, January 1995, p.2].

Weber, Peter; Worldwatch Institute (WWI). 1994. Net loss : fish, jobs and the marine environment. Worldwatch Paper no.120. Washington, DC: WWI. 76 p.

World Conservation Union. 1993. Global Marine Biological Diversity: a strategy for building conservation into decision making. Washington D.C.: Island Press. xxxii, 383 p., illus., 24 cm.

World Conservation Union. 1991. Oceans. Cary, NC: Oxford University Press. 200 pp.
Oceans identifies conservation issues and proposes actions to conserve the marine environment and its enormous diversity for our future well being. It explains how oceans work and vividly presents the myriad variety of underwater life forms and habitats