Includes bibliographical references and index.

Human values, ethics, and the marine environment / Stephen R. Kellert -- Environmental ethics and marine ecosystems : from a "land ethic" to a "sea ethic" / Clark Wolf -- Marine environmental ethics : where we might start / Bryan G. Norton -- a hierarchical theory of value applied to the Great Lakes and their fishes / Karen Mumford and J. Baird Callicott -- Ethics, ecosystems, and shrimp aquaculture in the tropics / Conner Bailey -- Native to a place, or what's wrong with exotic species? / Mark Sagoff -- Use and misuse of traditional ecological knowledge and management practices : Pacific island examples / R. E. Johannes -- Perceptions of legitimacy in conflict between commercial fishermen and regulatory agencies : some ethical concerns / Benjamin G. Blount -- Unilateral trade-based measures for protection of the marine environment : a legal and policy perspective / David A. Wirth and Douglas J. Caldwell -- Oil spill prevention and response : a model for a developing marine ethic in the shipping industry / Barbara E. Ornitz -- Restoring naturally functioning beaches and dunes on developed coasts using compromise management solutions : an agenda for action / Karl F. Nordstrom -- Involving the public in coastal conservation : obstacles and opportunities / Doug Daigle -- How American ecologists think about coastal zone environments / Michael B. Shilin...{et al.} -- Roles and practices of the scientific community in coastal science : understanding values that underlie science / Kenneth R. Tenore -- Conclusion : Launching environmental ethics into the mainstream / Dorinda G. Dallmeyer.