Seaweed chronicles
Subtitle: a world at the water's edge
By: Susan Hand Shetterly
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781616205744
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Marine algae; Habitat; Marine algae as food; Harvesting
Description: "An ancient and vital part of the ecosystem, seaweed is now emerging as an increasingly important source of food in a world faced with diminishing natural resources. The Seaweed Chronicles opens a window into the world of this fascinating plant by providing a look at life on the rugged shore of the Gulf of Maine, focusing not only on the plant life underwater, but also on the men and women who farm and harvest seaweed, and on the increasingly difficult task of protecting this critical natural resource against forces both natural and man-made"--
Table of contents: title: The Gulf of Maine; title: The underwater forest; title: Flat Island; title: Ghost fish; title: Seaweed stories; title: Harvests and history; title: Starting from scratch; title: Seeding the string; title: The uneasy art of making policy; title: Eider ducks; title: Green crabs; title: The world according to ascophyllum; title: Tending the wild.