1998 Year of the Ocean 



ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OCEAN LIVING RESOURCES 



Contents 



1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY C-2 



2. INTRODUCTION C-4 



3. THE STATUS AND TRENDS OF LIVING MARINE RESOURCES C-8 



4. THREATS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIVING MARINE 

 RESOURCES C-15 



5. THE U.S. STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE LIVING 

 MARINE RESOURCES C-22 



6. CONCLUSIONS AND OPTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION C-33 



7. REFERENCES C-34 



8. DOMESTIC LEGAL REGIME C-37 



9. LIST OF ACRONYMS C-47 



This Year of the Ocean document was prepared as a background discussion paper and does not 

 necessarily reflect the policies of the U.S. Government or the U.S. Government agencies that 

 participated in its preparation. 



