Man and the marine environment

Book · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6937467

Ragotzkie, R A

Written by marine scientists, this series of essays offers insight to man's interactions with the sea on both technological and human terms. It examines the inherent limits of man's relationship to the complex marine environment. It includes accounts of the ways people encounter the sea: in recreation; in fishing; in diving and work; in managing its coasts and beaches; and in its use for transportation. CONTENTS: Marine Recreation. Fishing Peoples. Shipping in the Great Lakes. Man Undersea. Work in the Sea. Man versus the Sea at the Shore. Coastal Management: an Unfinished Undertaking. Coastal Law. Great Lakes: a Microcosm of the World Ocean. Index.

• Research Organization: Sea Grant Inst., Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• OSTI ID: 6937467
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COASTAL REGIONS
COASTAL WATERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENGINEERING
FISHING INDUSTRY
GREAT LAKES
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
INDUSTRY
LAKES
LAND USE
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MARITIME TRANSPORT
RECREATIONAL AREAS
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
REVIEWS
SURFACE WATERS
TRANSPORT
UNDERWATER OPERATIONS