Arising out of The Third International Symposium held in New Jersey, this book represents the state-of-the-art in ocean management. A truly international group of contributors cover such topics as: regional seas and embayments new concepts in the governance of ocean space assessment standards and issues ocean resources and sustainable development ocean space development and related technologies From the Baltic to the Caribbean, from the Adriatic to the Atlantic, the problems of ocean management are fully discussed, and proposals made to meet the challenges of the next decade. This book will be of immense interest and use to anyone working in coastal and ocean management and is an invaluable work of reference.