Oceans category: 226 books
The Mortal Sea
fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Since the time of the Vikings, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend on it for survival, and people have shaped the Atlantic. In his account of this interdependency, Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world.
Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation
Prospects, Challenges and Policy Implications
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Marine and coastal resources provide millions of people with their livelihoods, such as fishing and tourism, and a range of critical additional ‘ecosystem services’, from biodiversity and culture to carbon storage and flood protection. Yet across the world, these resources are fast-diminishing...
Comprehensive Action Plans of the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion
A Priority Seascape of the Coral Triangle Initiative
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
The Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion (SSME), as the apex of the Coral Triangle, is considered the center of the center of marine biodiversity where the highest number of colorful reef and marine fishes, various sizes of corals and shells, myriad shapes of algae, and protective mangrove forests are found....
Governing the Coastal Commons
Communities, Resilience and Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Coastal communities depend on the marine environment for their livelihoods, but the common property nature of marine resources poses major challenges for the governance of such resources. Through detailed cases and consideration of broader global trends, this volume examines how coastal communities...
by Joe Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2000
With the growing popularity of salt water fly-fishing today, we easily forget that this sport was only begun in the 1930s-1950s. Brooks was one of the earliest pioneers of salt water techniques and salt water flies—both of which still catch fish today. His book, originally published in 1950, remains one of the best overall guides to the sport.
The Jaws of Death
Sharks as Predator, Man as Prey
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2007
Biggest of all fish and the best equipped for hunting, sharks live in every ocean. No natural predator except the killer whale threatens them, and they possess an extraordinary physiology...including those unrivaled jaws. They have become the stuff of movies, books, and nightmares, but some of what...
by Carole Marsh Longmeyer
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Carole Marsh Longmeyer has been writing about hurricanes ever since she lived on the North Carolina coast and got blown all the way to Colorado by the back-to-back hurricanes Fran and Bertha.
A long-time resident of Savannah, the author would shake her head at the comments, “Oh, it can’t...
by Rachel Carson
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1998
From the National Book Award–winning author of Silent Spring: An exploration of marine life that takes us into “a truly extraordinary world” (The Atlantic Monthly).
Known for “catching the life breath of science on the still glass of poetry,” nature writer and marine biologist Rachel...
Telling Our Way to the Sea
A Voyage of Discovery in the Sea of Cortez
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
A luminous and revelatory journey into the science of life and the depths of the human experience
By turns epic and intimate, Telling Our Way to the Sea is both a staggering revelation of unraveling ecosystems and a profound meditation on our changing relationships with nature—and with one...
Creatures of the Deep
In Search of the Sea's Monsters and the World They Live In
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
Praise for the first edition: "More than a picture book ... Hoyt's elegant writing provides both the historical background for deep-sea exploration and an ecological perspective on life in the ocean's depths." -- American Scientist "A magnificent bestiary ... and a reminder of how...
The Death and Life of Monterey Bay
A Story of Revival
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2010
Anyone who has ever stood on the shores of Monterey Bay, watching the rolling ocean waves and frolicking otters, knows it is a unique place. But even residents on this idyllic California coast may not realize its full history. Monterey began as a natural paradise, but became the poster child for industrial...
by Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamiño
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
One night, when Kupe is helping his father fish from their canoe, he sees little bubbles coming from the bottom of the ocean. He collects some to take home, and his mother suggests he visit the Atitia Center, where scientists work with local educators and traditional experts. There he learns about...
Lessons from the Sand
Family-Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
Ever wonder where sand comes from? Or why shells are colored differently? Or how to estimate the size of a wave? Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, Lessons from the Sandreveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of North Carolina...
by Dale Vinnedge
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
In 1850, commercial whaling ships entered the Bering Sea for the first time. There, they found the summer grounds of bowhead whales, as well as local Inuit people who had been whaling the Alaskan coast for 2,000 years. Within a few years, almost the entire Pacific fleet came north each June to find a...