Emerging Ocean Issues

Sea Shapes Us: Cultural Survival in the Northwest, Arctic Regions
Sea Shapes Us: Cultural Survival in the Northwest, Arctic Regions

Editor’s Note: This is the third post in the Sea Shapes Us Series, focused on how humans depend on the living and non-living bounty of the sea and the policies that help balance these uses. In it, guest blogger Syma Ebbin looks at subsistence fisheries and their importance to cultural survival. Most often when people hear “fishing” [...]

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Ecosystem Services

Sea Shapes Us: Gauging the Economic Value of Surfing
Sea Shapes Us: Gauging the Economic Value of Surfing

Editor’s Note: This is the first post in the Sea Shapes Us Series, focused on how humans depend on the living and non-living bounty of the sea and the policies that help balance these uses. In it, guest blogger Chad Nelsen looks at the economic value of surfing in one California town.  As a life-long surfer [...]

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The Deep Sea

Deep Sea Mining: Pacific Islands Weigh Pros and Cons
Deep Sea Mining: Pacific Islands Weigh Pros and Cons

Environmental and industry leaders from countries around the south Pacific met this week to discuss the pros and cons of the emerging deep sea mining industry.

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