Empty Ocean

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ISBN: 9781559636377

ISBN-10: 1559636378

ISBN-13: 9781559636377

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Richard Ellis

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In this title, Richard Ellis tells the story of our continued plunder of life in the sea and weighs the chances for its recovery. Through portraits of a wide array of creatures, he introduces us to the many forms of sea life that humans have fished, hunted and collected over the centuries.

Book details

List price: $39.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 8/15/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.100

Richard Ellis is one of America's most celebrated marine artists & writers. The author of ten books, including "The Search for the Giant Squid" & "Men & Whales". Ellis makes his home in New York City.



Preface


Introduction



Gray Whales in the Atlantic


Emptying the Ocean



Decline of the Fisheries


The Lowly Menhaden


The Great and Wonderful Tuna


The Mighty Swordfish


Shark-Eating Men


The Codfish


The Patagonian Toothfish


The Orange Roughy


Sea Horses


The Atlantic Salmon



The Plight of the Sea Turtles


Leatherback


Green Turtle


Kemp's Ridley


Olive Ridley


Hawksbill


Loggerhead


Flatback



Missing Marine Birds


The Labrador Duck


The Great Auk


Killing the Marine Mammals



Steller's Legacy


The Last of the Sea Cows


The Sea Otter


The Northern Fur Seal



Slaughter of the Southern Seals



Lions and Elephants


Hooker's Sea Lion


Australian Sea Lion


California Sea Lion


South American (Southern) Sea Lion


Steller's Sea Lion


Elephant Seals



Seals


Harps and Hoods


The Grey Seal


Caribbean Monk Seal



Little Cetaceans in Peril



The Tuna-Porpoise "Problem"



The Hunting of Whales


Ecology in Trouble



What Is Killing the Coral Reefs?



Deepwater Corals



Biological Invaders


Is This the End?


Bibliography


Index