Ocean Politics and Policy: A Reference Handbook

Ocean Politics and Policy is a recent addition to the Environment part of the Contemporary World Issues series produced by ABC‐CLIO. I have reviewed other volumes in the past. They all follow a similar structure, starting with narrative chapters setting the scene, identifying the problems and suggesting solutions. These are followed by a chronology, a chapter of facts and figures, a few long quotes from key documnets, a directory of organizations and a list of print and non print resorces including databases, Internet, film and video.

In this volume the opening chapters are “Currents in ocean politics”, “Making waves –...