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'Seventy-one percent of the planet Earth is ocean. With increased efforts in fishing, energy extraction, energy generation, shipping, and proposed mining activity, ocean and coastal areas are under increasing pressure from even more intensive use and development. This Nutshell, now in its 6th Edition, provides short summaries of state, U.S. national, and international law and policy relevant to practitioners and academics interested in the field of ocean and coastal law. The most recent edition, updating legal developments from previous editions, also offers new material on the recent biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction treaty, marine renewable energy (green hydrogen and offshore wind), current beach access controversies, coastline adaptation to sea-level rise, climate change policies for ocean protection, and cultural heritage law.'--

'[This book provides] an introduction to U. S. coastal and ocean management law. Coastal management law comprises aspects of property law, land use regulation, water law, natural resources law, constitutional law, federal and state statutory law, and international law in the special context of the coastal environment. This Nutshell serves as an introduction to U.S. coastal and ocean management law or as an effective refresher for both law students and practitioners.'--

The 4th Edition updates all major developments in the field since the publication of the 3rd Edition, including new cases, perspectives, legislation, and policy and highlighting new offshore renewable energy legislation, ramifications of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and issues surrounding coastline adaptation to sea-level rise.

Christie and Hildreth's Coastal and Ocean Management Law in a Nutshell surveys the continually evolving law of the coasts and oceans. These areas are viewed from common law and modern regulatory perspectives, from the federal and state levels, and from an international perspective. Starting with common law principles concerning the public trust doctrine and ownership of waters and coastal lands, the book moves to modern issues, including: • Beach access • Coastal development and regulation of coastal resources • The Coastal Zone Management Act • Offshore resource management issues • Outer continental shelf oil development and mining • Fisheries • Historic wrecks • Navigation and pollution control • Protection of marine species