The Ocean of Life
by Callum Roberts · first published 2012
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Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered as a child the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, one of the world's foremost conservation biologists, known as the "Rachel Carson of the fish world" (The New York Times), takes us back in time to tell the story of man and the sea, from the earliest traces of water on earth to the oceans as we know them today. If you spend time by the sea, you might have noticed that jellyfish are more common now, and fish are smaller and harder to find. But there's a lot more going on beneath the waves that you can't see. What
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The best book I've read on these matters is The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea by Callum Roberts. It's about 400 pages long and meticulously details our effects on the marine environment (though in an entertaining and accessible manner). We're looking…
on “Unprecedented Level of Human Harm to Sea Life Is Forecast” ↗Excellent related book: »The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea« by Callum Roberts. http://www.amazon.com/The-Ocean-Life-Fate-Man/dp/067002354X https://twitter.com/Prof_CallumYork
on “Climate-Related Death of Coral Around World Alarms Scientists” ↗There is a great book by a marine biologist that goes into detail about these topics. It's called The Ocean of Life - The Fate of Man and the Sea by Callum Roberts. It was recommended to me here on HN several years ago, and I think that recommendation bears repeating. He goes into great detail about conservation topics…
on “Solar Roof” ↗Callum Roberts wrote “The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea” in 2013. Everyone should read it. This article is discussing issues that are not at all new. That we treat it as new information is a symptom of the problem.
on “Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested '6kg of plastic'” ↗