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After 10 more years of use of this book by thou- sands of students, the editors decided it was time to update the case and statutory materials, add chapters on Indigenous peoples’ rights and new offshore uses, and address the issues of climate change, sea level rise, and environmental justice as they relate to marine and coastal law. Approx­ imately 30 percent of the text is new material from recent court decisions, statutory revisions, or regulatory actions. Less relevant older mate­ rial has been removed to make way for these new additions. In an effort to improve the book’s utility in the classroom, learning objectives have been included at the beginning of each chapter, and new summary questions have been designed to improve comprehension. As in previous edi- tions, cases will appear in chronological order based on the issue involved, demonstrating the importance of precedents in the U.S. legal system. The team of editors has been expanded from three scholars to five they collectively have more than a hundred years of experience in the teach- ing and practice of law. Each of these editors believes that there is no body of law more inher- ently interesting than marine and coastal law. The editors are particularly grateful to Kevin Sloan and Nora Wells, students at the Roger Williams University School of Law, and Cath- erine Schluter, research attorney at the Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams University School of Law/Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program, who provided invaluable assistance in the final editing of the text. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION