The World Is Blue How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One

by Earle, Sylvia; McKibben, Bill

• ISBN13: 9781426205415
• ISBN10: 1426205414
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-29
• Publisher: National Geographic

Summary

This eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how just 50 years of swift and dangerous oceanic change threatens the very existence of life on Earth. Legendary marine scientist Earle portrays a planet teetering on the brink of irreversible environmental crisis.

Author Biography

Sylvia A. Earle is a former NOAA chief scientist. She has led more than 60 expeditions as an oceanographer and explorer, authored 170 publications, and lectured in 70 countries. Among many other books to her credit, she is the author of Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas, with Linda K. Glover.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Introduction: Why Care That the World Is Blue?	p. 9
Perspective	p. 15
The Vision: Limitless Ocean Bounty, Infinite Resiliency
Taking Wildlife I-The Mammals	p. 21
Taking Wildlife II-The Fish	p. 45
Taking Wildlife III-The Shellfish	p. 71
The Ultimate Garbage Disposal	p. 93
The Reality: The Ocean Is In Trouble; Therefore, So Are We
Biodiversity Loss: Unraveling the Fabric of Life in the Sea	p. 111
Drilling, Mining, Shipping, Spilling	p. 131
Changing Climate, Changing Chemistry	p. 151
Now Is The Time: Opportunities For Action
Exploring the Ocean	p. 177
Governing the Ocean	p. 195
Smart Aquaculture	p. 213
Protecting the Ocean	p. 223
Acknowledgments	p. 252
About the Author	p. 254
TED Talk	p. 256
Protected Marine Sites	p. 264
Chart Assessing Progress Toward Global Marine Protection Targets	p. 280
Marine Protected Areas Maps	p. 282
Bibliography	p. 286
Web Links	p. 298
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