The Oceans: Key Issues in Marine Affairs

HANCE D. SMITH 1. Introduction The millennium has been widely regarded as a time to take sk among other things, of the planet and its relationships with the people who inhabit it. Why this should be so is not always clear, apart from an apparent fixation with counting years. Further, the fact that the counting itself is based on the origins of the Christian religion is, for many, not of primary significance. Even if it is, counting in this way may still not be clear. And yet there are argua...