The Ocean of Life
Subtitle: the fate of man and the sea
By: The Fate of Man and the Sea / Callum Roberts
Publisher: Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA); Viking
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 405
ISBN-13: 9780670023547
Subjects: Ocean and civilization; Ocean; History
Description: Putting our exploitation of the seas into historical context, Roberts offers a devastating account of the impact of modern fishing techniques, pollution, and climate change, and reveals what it would take to steer the right course while there is still time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Part one : Changing seas.; title: Four and a half billion years; title: Food from the sea; title: Fewer fish in the sea; title: Winds and currents; title: Life on the move; title: Rising tides; title: Corrosive seas; title: Dead zones and the world's great rivers; title: Unwholesome waters; title: The age of plastic; title: The not so silent world; title: Aliens, invaders, and the homogenization of life; title: Pestilence and plague; title: Mare incognitum; title: Ecosystems at your service; title: Part two : Changing course.; title: Farming the sea; title: The great cleanup; title: Can we cool our warming world?; title: A new deal for the oceans; title: Life renewed; title: Saving the giants of the sea; title: Preparing for the worst; title: Epilogue : The sea ahead; title: Appendixes.; title: Seafood with a clear conscience; title: Conservation charities working to protect ocean life