MARINE ECOSYSTEMS 
                        AND FISHERIES
                     Balancing Ecosystem Sustainability and 
                         the Socio-Economics of Fisheries
               This Report Is Part Of The Ocean On The Edge Series Produced By The Aquarium Of The Pacific As  
                Products Of Its National Conference—Ocean On The Edge: Top Ocean Issues, May 2009
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           Ocean on the Edge: 
           Top Ocean Issues
           Making Ocean Issues Come Alive for the Public
           The conference brought together leading marine scientists 
           and engineers, policy-makers, film-makers, exhibit designers, 
           informal science educators, journalists and communicators to 
           develop a portfolio of models for communicating major ocean 
           issues to the public. This report is one of a series of reports from 
           that conference. The reports include: Coastal Hazards, Marine 
           Ecosystems and Fisheries, Pollution in the Ocean, and Critical 
           Condition: Ocean Health and Human Health. There is also a series 
           of briefer reports on film-making, kiosk messaging design, and 
           communicating science to the public. All reports are available at 
           www.aquariumofpacific.org 
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