Dispatches from the South China Sea: Navigating to Common Ground

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Universal-Publishers, Jan 15, 2022 - Political Science - 270 pages

The impact of continuous coastal development, reclamation, destruction of corals, overfishing and increased maritime traffic places all of us on the front lines of preserving our oceans. Marine biologists, who share a common language that cuts across political, economic and social differences, recognize that the sea’s remarkable coral reefs, which provide food, jobs and protection against storms and floods, have suffered unprecedented rates of destruction in recent decades.


Dispatches from the South China Sea’s blend of participatory research and field reportage paves the way for a transformation of policy and, provides a basis for the eventual resolution of some of today’s major maritime conflicts.


From overfishing, illegal and unregulated fishing, coral reef destruction and reclamations, Dispatches from the South China Sea charts science-driven cooperation opportunities. James Borton purposefully and passionately argues that the South China Sea can become a body of water that unites, rather than divides.

 

Contents

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Follow the Fish and the Law in South China
73
Washington Slow to Connect the Blue Dot Network
83
Red Flags in the Pacific Islands
93
Social Media Invites Waves of Environmental Nationalism
103
Marine Environmental Issues Call for Open Data and Science
129
Managing the South China Sea Commons through
139
Science Policy
149
Appendix
165
Appendix
181
Abbreviations and Acronyms
201
Acknowledgements
207
References
231

A Sea Change for Southeast
115
A Farewell to Arms in Vietnam
123

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About the author (2022)

James Borton is a foreign correspondent who has been reporting on Southeast Asia for over 30 years. He is a past non-resident fellow at the Stimson Center and is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). James resides in South Carolina and is a keen sailor and waterman.

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