Defying Ocean's End: An Agenda For Action

308 Pages·2004·11.01 MB·English

by  Linda K. Glover

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About Defying Ocean’s End
The concept of Defying Ocean’s End was inspired by an urgent need—to address the
sharp decline in ocean wildlife, a disturbing increase in ocean pollution, the neglect of
policies and resources directed to solve these problems, and a widespread complacency
in the general public borne of a profound lack of awareness of how much the health of
the ocean affects their daily lives and their future.
An invited group of international ocean scientists, economists, lawyers and
conservationists—and representatives from governments, corporations and the
media—gathered in Los Cabos, Mexico, from May 29th to June 3rd 2003, to build a
global action plan for ocean conservation. A DOE business team assisted the experts
in identifying near-term priorities and costs. The resulting plan includes high-level
recommendations for global ocean governance, fisheries reform, communications,
marine protected areas/large marine ecosystems (MPAs/LMEs) and ocean science.
Since the Conference a coalition of major conservation NGOs—including
Conservation International, the Natural Resources Defense Council, The Nature
Conservancy, The Ocean Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wildlife
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Fund and IUCN–The World Conservation Union, and U.S. and other national
Juvenile lionfish in Suruga Bay, Japan.
governments—have worked together to begin putting the agenda into concerted action.
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Defying Ocean’s End

Defying Ocean’s End
An Agenda for Action
Edited by Linda K. Glover and Sylvia A. Earle
Assistant Editor, Arlo H. Hemphill
Foreword by Graeme Kelleher
Maps by Debra Fischman
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Defying ocean’s end : an agenda for action / edited by Linda K. Glover and
Sylvia A. Earle ; assistant editor, Arlo H. Hemphill ; foreword by Graeme Kelleher ;
maps by Debra Fischman.
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ISBN 1-55963-753-6 (cloth : alk. paper)
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1. Marine ecology—Congresses. 2. Aquatic resources conservation
—Congresses. I. Glover, Linda K. II. Earle, Sylvia A., 1935–
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About the Editors
Linda K. Glover is a marine geologist with research and ocean policy experience.
While working for the Navy, NOAA, the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and
Atmosphere and the National Reconnaissance Office, she authored numerous scien-
tific papers and national ocean policy reports and has edited several books on ocean
issues. She is known for presenting complex information in easily understandable
language. Currently Sole Proprietor of GloverWorks Consulting and Senior Marine
Policy Advisor to Conservation International, Ms. Glover coordinated Defying Ocean’s
End (DOE) efforts before, during and since the DOE Conference held from May 29th
to June 3rd 2003, in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Sylvia A. Earle is Executive Director of Conservation International’s Global Marine
Program, Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic, Program Coordinator
for the Harte Institute for Gulf of Mexico Research and Chairman of Deep Ocean
Exploration and Research, Inc. She has served on the boards of numerous corporate,
scientific and conservation institutions, is author of more than 150 publications on
ocean science, technology and conservation, leader of more than 50 ocean expeditions
and recipient of numerous honors including the Netherlands Order of the Golden
Ark, Explorers Club Medal, Time magazine’s first Hero for the Planet and the Library
of Congress Living Legend. Dr. Earle conceived the rationale for the Defying Ocean’s
End Conference and co-convened the event with Dr. Gordon Moore, Founder of Intel
Corporation.
About the Authors
All of the senior authors participated in preparations for—and deliberations during—
the Defying Ocean’s End Conference. Most of the co-authors were members of theme
groups at the conference, but a number of ocean experts who did not attend have
joined the effort as co-authors as interest in the DOE agenda for action has spread.
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Contents
Acknowledgements xi
Invitation to Action xiii
by Gordon E. Moore and Sylvia A. Earle
Foreword xv
by Graeme Kelleher
Preface xix
by Sylvia A. Earle
Overview 1
by Linda K. Glover and Arlo H. Hemphill
Chapter 1. The Caribbean 7
by Mark Spalding and Philip Kramer
Chapter 2. Seamount Biodiversity, Exploitation
and Conservation 43
by Gregory S. Stone, Laurence P. Madin, Karen Stocks, Glenn Hovermale,
Porter Hoagland, Mary Schumacher, Peter Etnoyer, Carolyn Sotka and Heather Tausig
Chapter 3. The Southern Ocean:
A Model System for Conserving Resources? 71
by John P. Croxall and Phil N. Trathan
Chapter 4. Coral Triangle 89
by Jamie Bechtel, Timothy B. Werner, Ghislaine Llewellyn, Rodney V. Salm
and Gerald R. Allen
Chapter 5. The Gulf of California: Facing page
Olive ridley sea turtle hatchling headed
Natural Resource Concerns and the Pursuit of a Vision 105
for the Pacific Ocean off Mexico.
by María de los Ángeles Carvajal, Exequiel Ezcurra and Alejandro Robles RODERIC MAST, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
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