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Uses of the Oceans |
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Uses of the Oceans covers various aspects of the main types of use of the Ocean's living
and non-living resources. It contains the following sub-topics:
- Fisheries and aquaculture: including resources,
technology, production, processing, utilisation, trade, governance.
- Recreation and Tourism: including fishing,
boating, swimming and other types of recreation and tourism, infrastructure
development, management approaches.
- Transportation and Telecommunication: including
maritime transport and telecommunications (pipes, cables), navigation, port
infrastructures, shipping rules, safety at sea, routes, congestion, accidents,
governance.
- Human Settlements on the Coast: including
coastal urbanization and development, destruction of habitats and other
physical alterations.
- Offshore Oil, Gas and Mining: including extraction
of oil and gas, gravel, sand, minerals.
- Energy: including conversion of tidal, wave,
thermal (OTEC), salinity and wind energy.
- Marine Biotechnology: Information on pharmaceuticals
and other marine products from biotechnology.
- Non-Consumptive Uses: including clean water,
endangered species, reserves, habitats, viewing of nature, aesthetic values
and amenities.
- Ocean Dumping and Ship Wastes: including
voluntary dumping, disused oil platforms, ships discharges.
- Disposal of Waste from Land: including sewage,
non-point sources, CO2 sink.
For all of these topics, the information provided will include descriptions
of the sector, main development or legal frameworks, statistics, space and time
trends, specific issues and governance.
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