Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1. On Distant Shores; 2. The Regional Seas of the Developing World; 3. The Mediterranean Sea; 4. The Persian Gulf; 5. The Wider Caribbean; 6. The South Pacific; 7. The South-east Pacific; 8. East Asia; 9. South Asia; 10. Eastern Africa; 11. West and Central Africa; 12. The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden; 13. What Future for Regional Seas?; Bibliography; Index