In a Perfect Ocean
Subtitle: The State of Fisheries and Ecosystems in the North Atlantic Ocean
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: March 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781559633246
Subjects: Applied ecology; Environmental science; Fisheries & related industries; Management of land & natural resources; Oceanography (seas); Oceans & Seas; Marine ecology; Science; Nature/Ecology; North Atlantic; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Wildlife; Science / Oceanography; Fisheries; North Atlantic Ocean
First sentence: The Atlantic Ocean as we know it is only about 20 million years old, geologically quite young, and its breadth is still increasing by a few centimeters each year.
Description: "In a Perfect Ocean is the first in a series of assessments of the world's marine ecosystems. In this first comprehensive, empirical portrait of the North Atlantic, the authors use traditional catch data and cutting-edge scientific techniques to provide an indisputable picture of an ocean whose food webs have been dramatically altered. They then explain how the North Atlantic arrived at this state, and how we can return it to health."--BOOK JACKET.