International marine conservation law and its implementation in Australia / Martin Tsamenyi, Gregory Rose, and Alison Castle -- Marine and terrestrial conservation planning / R.P. Avery -- Managing marine environments: an introduction to issues of sustainability, conservation, planning and implementation / R.A. Kenchington -- Planning for the future of the New South Wales coast / Paul Adam -- Community involvement in natural resource management: lessons for future water management in coastal catchments of New South Wales / S.J. Fairfull and R.J. Williams -- The role of research in the management of whale watching / Kelly Waples -- Our seabirds at risk / David Priddel -- Threatened species management: out of its depth for marine invertebrates / P.A. Hutchings -- Narrow range endemism in the sea and its implications for conservation / W.F. Ponder -- Problems of measuring biodiversity in coastal habitats / A.J. Underwood and M.G. Chapman -- The New Zealand marine reserve experience: the science behind the politics / Russ Babcock -- Marine protected areas in New South Wales, Australia / R.G. Creese and D.A. Breen -- Filtering the words on the rising tide of the marine conservation debate / Pat Hutchings and Daniel Lunney