The world is blue : how our fate and the ocean's are one
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National Geographic,
Washington, D.C. :
c2009.
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- ISBN: 1426205414 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781426205415 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: 303 p. : ill., maps .print
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-303).
- Formatted Contents Note: 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.