The oceans provide a great challenge for the development and management of planet earth by humankind. This book covers new approaches to the development of the law of the sea, the division of the oceans among states, and new thinking on institutions in depth.

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Acknowledgements. Affiliations. Introduction. Chapter 1: The geography of the sea. Chapter 2: The law of the sea at the millennium. Chapter 3: Maritime boundaries. Chapter 4: Geography and geo-strategy of the oceans. Chapter 5: Maritime transport. Chapter 6: Offshore oil and gas at the millennium. Chapter 7: Fisheries. Chapter 8: The use of the sea for recreation and tourism. Chapter 9: Managing marine waste disposal. Chapter 10: Marine conservation and resource management. Chapter 11: The north Atlantic. Chapter 12: The Mediterranean and black seas. Chapter 13: Multilateral management of northeast Asian seas: problems and prognosis. Chapter 14: The Arctic ocean. Chapter 15: The Southern ocean. Index.