Download or read book California and the World Ocean '97 written by Orville T. Magoon and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on helping the state of California towards implementation of the strategy entitled California's Ocean Resources: An Agenda for the Future, 237 papers address issues of the state's marine resources including tourism, port and vessel traffic safety, regional and international fisheries management, coastal resource economics, design of marine managed areas, science and decision making in ocean resource governance, oil spill prevention, sources and impacts of storm water runoff, wetlands and intertidal planning, sediments and dredging, public and private property rights, and threats to biodiversity. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR