Introduction / John R. Twiss Jr. and Randall R. Reeves The evolution of North American attitudes toward marine mammals / David M. Lavigne, Victor B. Scheffer, and Stephen R. Kellert The laws governing marine mammal conservation in the United States / Donald C. Baur, Michael J. Bean, and Michael L. Gosliner Ecosystems : patterns, processes, and paradigms / Marc Mangel and Robert J. Hofman Marine mammal interactions with fisheries / Simon P. Northridge and Robert J. Hofman The tuna-dolphin controversy / Michael L. Gosliner Seals, sea lions, and salmon in the Pacific Northwest / Mark A. Fraker and Bruce R. Mate The International Whaling Commission and the contemporary whaling debate / Ray Gambell The Antarctic Treaty System / Lee A. Kimball The Hawaiian monk seal : biology of an endangered species / Timothy J. Ragen and David M. Lavigne The Hawaiian monk seal : management of an endangered species / David M. Lavigne Efforts to conserve the manatees / John E. Reynolds III Selected examples of small cetaceans at risk / William F. Perrin
Efforts to conserve the North Atlantic right whale / Steven K. Katona and Scott D. Kraus
Endangered species : the common denominator / Daryl P. Domning
Marine debris pollution / David W. Laist, James M. Coe, and Kathryn J. O'Hara
Marine mammal die-offs : causes, investigations, and issues / Joseph R. Geraci, John Harwood, and Valerie J. Lounsbury
Marine mammal stranding networks / Dean Wilkinson and Graham A.J. Worthy
Marine mammals in captivity / Randall R. Reeves and James G. Mead
Marine mammal conservation : guiding principles and their implementation / Gary K. Meffe, William F. Perrin, and Paul K. Dayton.
