This is a timely and important book as it successfully fills a gap in the field of ocean conservation. By integrating natural science, social science, and governance this volume will be of wide interest, but it will appeal especially to those working in developing countries and from underrepresented communities.
Callum Roberts
Professor of Marine Conservation, University of Exeter
Larry B. Crowder is Edward Flanders Ricketts Professor of Marine Ecology and Conservation, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University. He started the first course in Marine Conservation in 1997 at Duke University Marine Lab and Co-Edited the first textbook in Marine Conservation in 2005 (Norse and Crowder. 2005. Marine Conservation Biology. Island Press, Washington, DC.