The Empty Ocean / Edition 2

The Empty Ocean / Edition 2

by Richard Ellis
ISBN-10:
1559636378
ISBN-13:
9781559636377
Pub. Date:
08/15/2004
Publisher:
Island Press
ISBN-10:
1559636378
ISBN-13:
9781559636377
Pub. Date:
08/15/2004
Publisher:
Island Press
The Empty Ocean / Edition 2

The Empty Ocean / Edition 2

by Richard Ellis
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Overview

In The Empty Ocean, acclaimed author and artist Richard Ellis tells the story of our continued plunder of life in the sea and weighs the chances for its recovery. Through fascinating 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, from charismatic whales and dolphins to the lowly menhaden, from sea turtles to cod, tuna, and coral.

Rich in history, anecdote, and surprising fact, Richard Ellis’s descriptions bring to life the natural history of the various species, the threats they face, and the losses they have suffered. Killing has occurred on a truly stunning scale, with extinction all too often the result, leaving a once-teeming ocean greatly depleted. But the author also finds instances of hope and resilience, of species that have begun to make remarkable comebacks when given the opportunity.

Written with passion and grace, and illustrated with Richard Ellis’s own drawings, The Empty Ocean brings to a wide audience a compelling view of the damage we have caused to life in the sea and what we can do about it. "


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781559636377
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 08/15/2004
Edition description: 1
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Richard Ellis is the author of more than ten books, including The Book of Whales (Knopf, 1980), Monsters of the Sea (Knopf, 1994), Imagining Atlantis (Knopf, 1998), The Search for the Giant Squid (Lyons, 1998), and, most recently, Aquagenesis (Viking, 2001). A research associate at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, he is also a celebrated artist whose works of marine life have been exhibited in museums around the world.

Table of Contents

Prefacexi
Introduction1
1.Gray Whales in the Atlantic3
Emptying the Ocean9
2.Decline of the Fisheries11
The Lowly Menhaden25
The Great and Wonderful Tuna28
The Mighty Swordfish39
Shark-Eating Men47
The Codfish58
The Patagonian Toothfish72
The Orange Roughy75
Sea Horses77
The Atlantic Salmon80
3.The Plight of the Sea Turtles93
Leatherback97
Green Turtle99
Kemp's Ridley105
Olive Ridley108
Hawksbill110
Loggerhead113
Flatback117
4.Missing Marine Birds119
The Labrador Duck119
The Great Auk120
Killing the Marine Mammals123
5.Steller's Legacy125
The Last of the Sea Cows132
The Sea Otter138
The Northern Fur Seal151
6.Slaughter of the Southern Seals161
7.Lions and Elephants179
Hooker's Sea Lion179
Australian Sea Lion181
California Sea Lion182
South American (Southern) Sea Lion183
Steller's Sea Lion185
Elephant Seals189
8.Seals195
Harps and Hoods196
The Grey Seal206
Caribbean Monk Seal208
9.Little Cetaceans in Peril212
10.The Tuna-Porpoise "Problem"219
11.The Hunting of Whales236
Ecology in Trouble255
12.What Is Killing the Coral Reefs?257
13.Deepwater Corals275
14.Biological Invaders281
Is This the End?291
Bibliography307
Index351
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