Arctic Seas: Currents of Change, An International Symposium

mental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), was a call to the world to examine the state of the planet’s oceans, evaluate our collective impact on these critical environments, and take steps to protect them to ensure the quality of life for future generations. While the initiative was successful in rally...

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Main Author: David J. St. Aubin
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.571.3463
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic53-4-iii.pdf
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Summary:mental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), was a call to the world to examine the state of the planet’s oceans, evaluate our collective impact on these critical environments, and take steps to protect them to ensure the quality of life for future generations. While the initiative was successful in rallying the attention of a large segment of the population, interest in the Arctic seas was disproportionately low compared with that in areas with large human coastal populations.