The collapse of the cod industry off Newfoundland in the early 1990s gutted the delusion that the world's fisheries are inexhaustible resources. In the context of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992 and other landmarks in the environmental movement which led to a new agenda for the integrated management of oceans and marine areas, Haward and Vince (both at the U. of Tasmania, Australia) introduce eight chapters in which experts discuss key concepts and examine ocean governance at national, regional, and global policy levels. Contributors survey current practices in Asia/the Pacific, the Caribbean, Arctic, and Antarctic, and present case studies of oceans policy in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the US. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)