The world is blue
Subtitle: how our fate and the ocean's are one
By: Sylvia A. Earle.
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781426205415; 9781426205583
Subjects: Oceanography; Marine ecology; Marine biology; Marine pollution; Nature -- Effect of human beings on
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-303).
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Bill McKibben; title: Why care that the world is blue?; title: Perspective; title: The vision : limitless ocean bounty, infinite resiliency. Taking wildlife I : the mammals ; Taking wildlife II : the fish ; Taking wildlife III : the shellfish ; The ultimate garbage disposal; title: The reality : the ocean is in trouble, therefore, so are we. Biodiversity loss : unraveling the fabric of life in the sea ; Drilling, mining, shipping, spilling ; Changing climate, changing chemistry; title: Now is the time : opportunities for action. Exploring the ocean ; Governing the ocean ; Smart aquaculture ; Protecting the ocean; title: TED talk; title: Protected marine sites; title: Chart assessing progress toward global marine protection targets; title: Marine protected areas maps.