Stellwagen : the making and unmaking of a national marine sanctuary /

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Author / Creator:Borrelli, Peter.
Imprint:Hanover [N.H.] : University Press of New England, c2009.
Description:xviii, 238 p., [1] leaf of plates : col. map ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Marine parks and reserves.
Marine resources -- Management.
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Mass.)
Atlantic Ocean -- Stellwagen Bank.
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts -- Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7792352
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ISBN:9781584657149 (cloth : alk. paper)
1584657146 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:The Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is located at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay, only twenty-five miles east of Boston. The area's nutrient-rich waters attract a cornucopia of sea life-which in turn supports both recreational and commercial fisheries, along with a lucrative whale-watching industry. Peter Borrelli, who served on the sanctuary's federally appointed advisory council for more than ten years, provides an insider's view of the problems of managing a chronically under-funded marine preserve that is often of two minds about its mission. This is a sobering and well-considered examination of what happens when well-intentioned legislation meets the reality of trying to protect an extremely delicate and intensely popular ecosystem.
Physical Description:xviii, 238 p., [1] leaf of plates : col. map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781584657149 (cloth : alk. paper)
1584657146 (cloth : alk. paper)