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Star Trek told us that space is the final frontier, but, in fact, it's the deep oceans. How well we protect and manage marine resources will either secure or seal our fate as a species. At the beginning of this demanding but informative treatise, Kunich, author of Ark of the Broken Covenant (2003), presents an overview of basic oceanography and explains that the current massive extinction of ocean life has one primary cause: humankind. Asking why, if we're responsible for this destruction, we don't take responsibility for it, Kunich parses international law governing marine life, which has been, for the most part, a dismal failure with a few exceptions, such as Australia's management of the Great Barrier Reef. Kunich believes that individual nations have too narrow a view of the dire situation and that the lack of a world court with enough clout to settle international disputes effectively perpetuates our destruction of marine life. Kunich concludes with thought-provoking proposals for the establishment of worldwide ocean protection and conservation. --Pamela Crossland Copyright 2006 Booklist
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