Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction 1. A Comparative Analysis of Ocean Policies in Fifteen Nations and Four Regions Miriam C. Balgos, Biliana Cicin-Sain, and David L. VanderZwaag 2. International Agreements and Customary International Principles Providing Guidance for National and Regional Ocean Policies Jon M. Van Dyke and Sherry P. Broder Part 2: National Ocean Policies 3. Oceans Policy: A Canadian Case Study Camille Mageau, David L. VanderZwaag, Ken Huffman, and Susan Farlinger 4. Australia’s Oceans Policy Donna Petrachenko and Ben Addison 5. The Marine Policy of the Russian Federation: Its Formation and Realization Yuriy G. Mikhaylichenko and Valentin P. Sinetsky 6. Strategy for Marine Environment Conservation and Development in the United Kingdom Hance D. Smith, Iwan Ball, Rhoda C. Ballinger, Tim Stojanovic, and Tara Thrupp 7. Brazil’s National Ocean Policy Milton L. Asmus, Etiene Villela Marroni, and Guilherme G. Vieira 8. Jamaica’s Oceans and Coastal Policy Laleta Davis Mattis and Peter Edwards 9. Development of National Ocean Policy in Japan Hiroshi Terashima and Moritaka Hayashi 10. Development of a National Ocean Policy in Mexico Porfirio Alvarez-Torres, Antonio Díaz-de-León-Corral, Gustavo Pérez-Chirinos, Juan Carlos Aguilar, Roberto Rosado, Fausto Efrén Burgoa, Sofía Cortina, Mariela Ibáñez, Gaëlle Brachet, Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla, Evelia Rivera-Arriaga, and Isaac Andres Azuz Adeath 11. Development of a National Ocean Policy in the United States Biliana Cicin-Sain, Gerhard F. Kuska, K. Caitlin Snyder, and Kateryna Wowk 12. Toward an Integrated Policy for the Ocean in Portugal Mário Ruivo, Tiago Pitta e Cunha, Márcia Marques, and Raquel Ribeiro 13. Toward a National Ocean Policy in New Zealand Prue Taylor 14. Norway’s Marine Policy: Toward Comprehensive Oceans Management Alf Håkon Hoel and Terje Lobach 15. The Philippine National Marine Policy Jay L. Batongbacal 16. National Marine Policy: A Vietnamese Case Study Nguyen Chu Hoi and Hoang Ngoc Giao 17. A Case Study of India’s Policy and Legal Regimes on Ocean Governance Tony George Puthucherril Part 3: Regional Ocean Policies 18. The Integrated Maritime Policy of the European Union Sylvain Gambert 19. The Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy and the Framework for a Pacific Oceanscape: ‘Many Islands–One Ocean’ Mary Power and Anama Solofa 20. The Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia: Policy Implications at Local, National, and Regional Levels Stella Regina Bernad and Chua Thia-Eng 21. Ocean and Coastal Policy Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Issues, Opportunities, and Strategic Options Indumathie Hewawasam and Bernice McLean, with contributions from Leopoldo Maraboli and Magnus Ngoile

About the Author

Biliana Cicin-Sain is Professor of Marine Policy and Director, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware, USA, and President of the Global Ocean Forum. 


David L. VanderZwaag is Professor of Law and the Canada Research Chair in Ocean Law and Governance, Marine and Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University, Canada. 


Miriam C. Balgos is Associate Scientist, Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy, University of Delaware, USA, and Program Coordinator for the Global Ocean Forum.