David E. Newton holds a BA in Chemistry, an MA in Education from the University of Michigan, USA and an EdD in Science Education from Harvard University, USA.

• Preface1. History and BackgroundOrigin and Evolution of the OceansToday's Oceans, Ocean CurrentsOcean FeaturesOcean ChemistryWho Owns the Oceans?Ocean Exploration, The VoyagesThe Ocean FloorThe EquipmentOrigin and Evolution of the CryosphereHuronian GlaciationSnowball EarthAndean-SaharanLate PaleozoicQuaternaryMarine LifeCoastal HabitatsThe Open OceanConclusionReferences2. Problems, Controversies, and SolutionsClimate ChangeRise in Sea LevelChanges in Ocean ChemistryFishing IssuesOverfishingBycatchIllegal FishingPollution, Plastics and MicroplasticsOil Spills and LeaksDredging and ShippingChemical PollutantsAgricultural Runoff and Urban SewageAquacultureCoral Reef Die-OffDeep-Sea MiningNoiseInvasive SpeciesCrime on the SeasConclusionReferences3. PerspectivesIntroductionPlenty of Fish in the Sea?, Megan AtchesonCoral Reef Bleaching: Is There Hope?, Cherilyn ChinLoggerhead Sea Turtles of Anna Maria Island, ChrisAnn Silver EsformesSmall Island Nations at Risk, Bruce E. JohansenAn International Solution, Susan LewisOne Fish, Two Fish, Free Fish, Farm Fish, Ellen RubinReef Grief, Anjali A. SarkarResiliency, Joy Ward4. ProfilesSylvia Earle (1935–)GreenpeaceMatthew Fontaine Maury (1806–73)Charles J. MooreSir John Murray (1841–1914)Ocean ConservancyOceanaArvid Pardo (1914–99)Prince Henry the Navigator (1394–1460)Roger Revelle (1909–91) and Hans Suess (1909–93)Sea Shepherd Conservation SocietyBoyan Slat (1994–)Henry Melson Stommel (1920–92)Surfrider Foundation5. Data and DocumentsDataTable 5.1. Range of Highest Tides WorldwideTable 5.2. Rise in Sea Levels, 1993–2019Table 5.3. Arctic Sea Ice Minimum, 1979–2019Table 5.4. Trends in Antarctic and Greenland Ice Mass, 2002–17 (gigatonnes per year)Table 5.5. Overfishing and Overfished Stocks as of December 31, 2018Table 5.6. Snow Cover for North America and Greenland, 1979–2019DocumentsLetter to Certain Foreign Ministers, from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson (1793)United States v. California (1947) and the Submerged Lands Act (1953)Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972)Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (1980)Proclamation 5030 (1983)Ocean Dumping Ban Act (1988)Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (2006)Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales (2008/2013)Executive Order 13547 (2009)The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (2007)National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan (2013)Executive Order 13840 (2018)League of Conservation Voters, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. (2018)6. ResourcesBooksArticlesReportsInternet7. ChronologyGlossaryIndex