Environmental Oceanography is a scientifically based, multidisciplinary text that uses critical thinking and case studies to teach principles of oceanography and focuses on the importance of, and threats to, the marine environment. The text uses an innovative approach to teaching environmental oceanography, consisting of marine environmental issues presented as self contained analytical exercises, with information and questions on sustainability integrated throughout. Appropriate for a wide range of readers, Environmental Oceanography works well as a stand alone text, a lab based course book, and as a supplement to main texts in oceanography and marine science for those instructors who would like to add an active learning focus to their course.