Far from being remote and desolate, the ocean teams with life, even at depths where sunlight does not reach. The ocean is a living system. It drives the way the world works. But, even in its remote depths, the health of the ocean is facing threats from global climate change, overfishing, and pollution that are, in turn, affecting the lives of billions of people living near and far from the water’s edge.
Some of the featured stories and issues are: the collapse of the cod fishing industry and its economic consequences in Portugal and New England; rapid glacial melting and its significance in Peru and Bangladesh; the success of marine preserves in the Florida Keys and off the coast of Belize; and a first person essay by world-renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle.
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