Resolving Mismatches in U.S. Ocean Governance

Summary: That the oceans are in serious trouble is no longer news. Fisheries are declining, formerly abundant species are now rare, food webs are altered, and coastal ecosystems are polluted and degraded. Invasive species and diseases are proliferating and the oceans are warming.

Authors: Crowder, L. B., Osherenko, G., Young, O.R., Airamé, S., Norse, E.A., Baron, N., Day, J. C., Douvere, F., Ehler, C. N., Halpern, B. S., Langdon, S. J., McLeod, K. L., Ogden, C., Peach, R. E., Rosenberg, A. A., and J. A. Wilson

Date: 2006

Geography: USA-National

Source or Agency: SCIENCE VOL 313: 617 – 618

Organization: National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Document Type: Papers and Reports