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The ocean of life / the fate of man and the sea / Callum Roberts.
- Description: x, 405 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, c2012.
- ISBN: 9780670023547
- ISBN: 067002354X
Available copies
- 9 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).
Current holds
0 current holds with 9 total copies.
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | Adult Nonfiction | 551.46/Roberts (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Gordon College | Lobby New Book | CB 465 .R62 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Marblehead | Adult Nonfiction | 551.46 ROBERTS 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Melrose | New Books (Browsing Room) | 551.46 Roberts (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Northern Essex - Haverhill Campus | New Books | CB465 .R62 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Peabody Main | Adult Nonfiction | CB 465 .R62 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Phillips OWHL | Main Lobby New NonFiction | 551.46 R56OC (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Reading | Adult Nonfiction | 551.46 ROB (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Salem | Adult Non-Fiction | 551.46/ROBERTS (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Contents: | Changing seas. Four and a half billion years ; Food from the sea ; Fewer fish in the sea ; Winds and currents ; Life on the move ; Rising tides ; Corrosive seas ; Dead zones and the world's great rivers ; Unwholesome waters ; The age of plastic ; The not so silent world ; Aliens, invaders, and the homogenization of life ; Pestilence and plague ; Mare incognitum ; Ecosystems at your service -- Changing course. Farming the sea ; The great cleanup ; Can we cool our warming world? ; A new deal for the oceans ; Life renewed ; Saving the giants of the sea ; Preparing for the worst ; Epilogue : the sea ahead -- Appendix 1. Seafood with a clear conscience -- Appendix 2. Conservation charities working to protect ocean life. |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Subject: |
Ocean and civilization. Ocean > History. |
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