Chapter 1 Oceans and Mankind 1
Unit 1 Oceans and Human Civilization 2
Text A Oceans and Human Health 2
Text B The Role of Traditional Knowledge in Marine Bioprospecting 12
Unit 2 Marine Folklore 21
Text A Protecting China's Maritime Heritage 21
Text B Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage in South Africa 31
Unit 3 Marine Cultural Exchanges 41
Text A A Message in a Bottle 41
Text B A History of the Study of Marine Biology 50
Chapter 2 Marine Literature 59
Unit 4 European Marine Literature 60
Text A Mr.Know-All 60
Text B The Mythical Story of Poseidon 70
Unit 5 American Marine Literature 79
Text A The Captain's Story 79
Text B Two American Folk-tales 88
Unit 6 Chinese Marine Literature 96
Text A On Board the Ship Bound for China 96
Text B A Happy Excursion 105
Chapter 3 Marine Tourism 113
Unit 7 Current Situation of Marine Tourism 114
Text A Tourism in Maldives 114
Text B Impact of Tourism in Coastal Areas:Need of Sustainable Tourism Strategy 123
Unit 8 Marine Tourism Resources 133
Text A Endangered Destinations 133
Text B Beware of the Humans 143
Unit 9 Marine Tourism Economy 151
Text A One First-Timer's Adventures in Culebra and Puerto Rico 151
Text B Sandy's Hard-Hit Beach Towns Reopen for Business 160
Chapter 4 Marine Law 169
Unit 10 Law of the Sea 170
Text A Faced with Ocean Disaster 170
Text B Dynamics of Piracy in Maritime Transportation 179
Unit 11 Admiralty Law 188
Text A This is IMO 188
Text B IMO and Maritime Safety and Security 197
Unit 12 Maritime Law 206
Text A The History and Features of Admiralty Law 206
Text B Marine Salvage 215
Chapter 5 Marine Management 227
Unit 13 Marine Ecological Management 228
Text A North Sea 228
Text B Wind-Energy off Coast 238
Unit 14 Marine Fishery Management 247
Text A Current Application of the Ecosystem Principles,Goals,and Policies in Modern Fishery Management 247
Text B Managing for Sustainable Fisheries 258
Unit 15 Marine Tourism Management 267
Text A Issues in Ecotourism Development and Management 267
Text B Planning to Minimize Adverse Impacts 277
Appendix 1 Key to the Exercises 286
Appendix 2 Word List 316