The World is Blue : : how our Fate and the Ocean's are one
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Foreword: Bill McKibben -- Why care that the world is blue? -- Perspective -- 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 -- 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 -- Now is the time: opportunities for action. Exploring the ocean -- Governing the ocean -- Smart aquaculture -- Protecting the ocean -- TED talk -- Protected marine sites -- Chart assessing progress toward global marine protection targets -- Marine protected areas maps.
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PUBLISHED
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781426205415
1426205414
SUBJECTS
Oceanography.
Marine ecology.
Marine biology.
Marine pollution.
Nature -- Effect of human beings on.