| Description |
1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The History of Georges Bank -- Currents and Sediment Movement on Georges Bank -- Biological Processes on Georges Bank -- Ocean Health and Georges Bank -- Harvesting and Management -- The Marine Mammals and Birds of Georges Bank -- Oil Exploration and Development on Georges Bank -- The Role of the New England Regional Fishery Management Council on Georges Bank -- International Law and the Georges Bank Fishery: The U.S.-Canadian East Coast Fishery Treaty -- The Struggle for Georges Bank -- Georges Bank: Muddling Toward Frugality |
| Summary |
Georges Bank, off the coast of New England, has for years been known as one of the most productive of the world's fisheries. Now, recent exploratory surveys indicate it may hold still other resources-oil and natural gas-in sufficient abundance to justify their development. Suddenly, decisions must be made about whether it is possible to manage two |
| Notes |
Originally published 1982 by Westview Press, Inc |
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Includes index |
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Guy C. McLeod is director of research at the Harold E. Edgerton Laboratory of the New England Aquarium in Boston, where John H. Prescott is executive director |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed August 27, 2019) |
| Subject |
Fisheries -- Georges Bank
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Offshore oil industry -- Georges Bank
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Marine resources conservation -- Georges Bank
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Marine resources -- Government policy -- Georges Bank
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Fisheries
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Marine resources conservation
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Marine resources -- Government policy
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Offshore oil industry
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Atlantic Ocean -- Georges Bank
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McLeod, Guy C., editor.
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Prescott, John H., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780429048548 |
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0429048548 |
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9780429724510 |
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0429724519 |
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9780429744525 |
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0429744528 |
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9780429704505 |
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042970450X |
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