Chapter 1

1. Anne Platt McGinn claims that attempts to manage the impact of human activities on the world’s oceans and coastal areas have failed to protect the marine ecosystem. Frank E. Loy is more optimistic, citing the success of various marine conservation efforts. Do you share Loy’s optimism, or do you agree with McGinn? Explain, citing evidence from both viewpoints.
2. Carl Safina believes that current fishery management strategies are ineffective in promoting sustainable fisheries. Do you think the private conservation strategies recommended by Michael De Alessi would be sufficient to effect the kinds of changes that Safina believes are necessary to promote sustainable fisheries? Why or why not?
3. Don Hinrichsen assumes the accuracy of predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that sea levels are rising. Hinrichsen focuses his argument on the tremendous economic and social costs of...