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Marine conservation and industry

Marine conservation and industry Marine conservation and industry ALASDAIR D. MCINTYRE* Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK At one time, not so very long ago, conservation and industry were totally incompatible terms. The two sides seldom interacted, and when they did, it was usually in the context of disagreement and hostility. Indeed, almost any group using the seas for commercial gain tended to find itself in conflict with conservationists who were well organized and well funded as non-governmental organizations. Among the notable actions, struggles between aggressive Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) like Greenpeace on the one hand, and various commercial interests on the other, often made headlines. Thankfully, things have changed. There are, of course, still some who retain extreme positions, but in general, the views of those who use the oceans and those who seek to conserve them have been converging. It is instructive to trace the progress of this change by looking at such major industries as shipping, oil and fisheries. Shipping was one of the first international industries to become engaged in the conflict. In the decades following the first World War, threats to the marine environment from vessels at sea were largely due to releases of oily http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Wiley

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN
1052-7613
eISSN
1099-0755
DOI
10.1002/aqc.589
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Marine conservation and industry ALASDAIR D. MCINTYRE* Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK At one time, not so very long ago, conservation and industry were totally incompatible terms. The two sides seldom interacted, and when they did, it was usually in the context of disagreement and hostility. Indeed, almost any group using the seas for commercial gain tended to find itself in conflict with conservationists who were well organized and well funded as non-governmental organizations. Among the notable actions, struggles between aggressive Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) like Greenpeace on the one hand, and various commercial interests on the other, often made headlines. Thankfully, things have changed. There are, of course, still some who retain extreme positions, but in general, the views of those who use the oceans and those who seek to conserve them have been converging. It is instructive to trace the progress of this change by looking at such major industries as shipping, oil and fisheries. Shipping was one of the first international industries to become engaged in the conflict. In the decades following the first World War, threats to the marine environment from vessels at sea were largely due to releases of oily

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater EcosystemsWiley

Published: May 1, 2003

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