Research Catalog

Title

Heal the ocean : solutions for saving our seas / Rod Fujita ; forword [sic] by Peter Benchley.

Author

Fujita, Rodney M.

Publication

Gabriola Island, BC^^: New Society Publishers, c2003.

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Description

xii, 227 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Heal the Ocean emphasizes stories that show how people have succeeded in their efforts to reduce human impacts and even restore parts of the ocean. The author - a marine ecologist dedicated to protecting and restoring ocean ecosystems - first describes the nature of ocean environments and discusses current and emerging threats, including pollution, overfishing, poor land use, deep sea mining, and the search for new energy sources. He then urges that people build upon efforts that have successfully countered these threats." "Upbeat and inspiring, Heal the Ocean will appeal to professional environmental advocates, community leaders, opinion-shapers and policymakers, as well as all citizens wanting to protect the ocean."--Jacket.

Subject

• Marine resources conservation
• Marine pollution
• Conservation des ressources marines
• Pollution marine

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / Peter Benchley -- Turning the tide: an introduction -- The coastal zone: form the mountains to the sea -- Nearshore waters: nursery, playground - and dumping ground -- Coral reefs: the ocean's sensitive child -- The continental shelf: the ocean's engine -- The shape of the sea -- The deep sea: in over our heads? -- Creating a new ocean ethic.

ISBN

0865715009 :

OCLC

• 53253884
• SCSB-12038228

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library