In Dead Water

CONTENTS

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PREFACE SUMMARY

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WHY OCEANS MATTER THE SEA – ONE OF THE LARGEST FOOD FACTORIES ON THE PLANET

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SEAMOUNTS AND CONTINENTAL SHELVES – THE OCEAN’S UNPROTECTED TREASURE VAULTS CORAL REEFS THREATS TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SEA

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CORAL BLEACHING

EXTREME WEATHER AND HURRICANES IMPACT COASTS

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SEA LEVEL RISE

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OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

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INCREASING SEA TEMPERATURES ALREADY CAUSE CHANGES IN DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE LIFE SLOWING DOWN OF THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION AND CONTINENTAL MARGIN DENSE-WATER EXCHANGE MECHANISMS

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MARINE POLLUTION AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT

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IMPACT OF UNSUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES ON SEA BED AND OCEAN PRODUCTIVITY EXOTIC AND INVASIVE SPECIES INFESTATIONS – THE NEW PIRATES OF THE WORLD’S OCEANS THE PRESSURES AND FATE OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELVES IS BOTH A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS

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CONTRIBUTORS REFERENCES

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