Aloha colleagues, I wanted to let you know about a new book on human-wildlife conflict in marine ecosystems that has just been published by Oxford University Press. You can find it on OUP's website: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199687152.do and it will eventually be available on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Human-Wildlife-Conflict-Complexity-Marine-Environment/... This is the full table of contents: *Human-Wildlife Conflict**: Complexity in the Marine Environment* Megan M. Draheim, Francine Madden, Julie-Beth McCarthy, and E.C.M. Parsons: *Introduction* * Section 1: Introduction to the Levels of Conflict* 1. Francine Madden and Brian McQuinn: *Understanding Social Conflict and Complexity in the Marine Environment* *Section 2: Policy and Human-Wildlife Conflict* 2. Catherine Booker and d'Shan Maycock: *Conservation on island time: Stakeholder participation and conflict in marine resource management* 3. Jill Lewandowski: *Transforming wicked environmental problems in the government arena: A case study of the effects of marine sound on marine mammals* 4. Christine Gleason: *Conservation in conflict: An overview of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) management in Samaná, Dominican Republic* 5. E.C.M. Parsons: *Levels of marine human-wildlife conflict: A whaling case study* 6. Sarah Wise: *Conflict and collaboration in marine conservation work: Transcending boundaries and encountering flamingos* *Section 3: Narratives and Human-Wildlife Conflict* 7. Rachel S. Sprague and Megan M. Draheim: *Hawaiian monk seals: Labels, names, and stories in conflict* 8. Carlie Wiener: *Flipper fallout: Dolphins as cultural workers and the human conflicts that ensue* 9. Julie-Beth McCarthy: *Examining identity-level conflict: The role of religion* Megan M. Draheim, Julie-Beth McCarthy, E.C.M. Parsons: *Conclusion* Thanks! Warm regards, Rachel -- Rachel S. Sprague, Ph.D. Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Coordinator Pacific Islands Regional Office NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service 808.725.5163 rachel.sprague@noaa.gov http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/PRD/prd_hms_index.html