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The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea Hardback - 2012

by Roberts, Callum


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A Silent Spring for oceans, written by "the Rachel Carson of the fish world" (The New York Times)

Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts—one of the world’s foremost conservation biologists—leads readers on a fascinating tour of mankind’s relationship to the sea, from the earliest traces of water on earth to the oceans as we know them today. In the process, Roberts looks at how the taming of the oceans has shaped human civilization and affected marine life.

We have always been fish eaters, from the dawn of civilization, but in the last twenty years we have transformed the oceans beyond recognition. 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. Like Four Fish and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Ocean of Life takes a long view to tell a story in which each one of us has a role to play.

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A "Silent Spring" for oceans, written by "the Rachel Carson of the fish world" ("The New York Times")

Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts one of the world s foremost conservation biologists leads readers on a fascinating tour of mankind s relationship to the sea, from the earliest traces of water on earth to the oceans as we know them today. In the process, Roberts looks at how the taming of the oceans has shaped human civilization and affected marine life.

We have always been fish eaters, from the dawn of civilization, but in the last twenty years we have transformed the oceans beyond recognition. 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. Like "Four Fish" and "The Omnivore s Dilemma," "The Ocean of Life" takes a long view to tell a story in which each one of us has a role to play."

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  • Title The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea
  • Author Roberts, Callum
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition, 1
  • Pages 405
  • Language EN
  • Publisher Viking Adult, New York
  • Date 2012-05-24
  • ISBN 9780670023547

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“Those of us who worry about the future of our oceans could do a lot worse than take up this single refrain, ‘Listen to Callum Roberts!’ Shouted in the ears of the world’s leaders, it might just make a difference. Meanwhile we should all read The Ocean of Life, a thrilling narrative of oceanic natural history and a vital call to action.”
—Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, chef and author of The River Cottage Cookbook

About the author

Callum Roberts is the author of "The Unnatural History of the Sea," a "Washington Post" Book of the Year and winner of the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award. Professor of marine conservation at the University of York. He has appeared in several documentaries, including "America Before Columbus" and "The End of the Line," and is a board member of Seaweb, a U.S.-based environmental group. He lives in England.
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