TY - BOOK AU - Earle,Sylvia A. TI - The world is blue: how our fate and the ocean's are one SN - 9781426205415 (hardcover) : AV - GC21 .E28 2009 U1 - 551.46 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Geographic KW - Oceanography KW - Marine ecology KW - Marine biology KW - Marine pollution KW - Nature KW - Effect of human beings on N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-303); Foreword / Bill McKibben -- Why care that the world is blue? -- Perspective -- The vision : limitless ocean bounty, infinite resiliency. Taking wildlife I : the mammals ; Taking wildlife II : the fish ; Taking wildlife III : the shellfish ; The ultimate garbage disposal -- The reality : the ocean is in trouble, therefore, so are we. Biodiversity loss : unraveling the fabric of life in the sea ; Drilling, mining, shipping, spilling ; Changing climate, changing chemistry -- Now is the time : opportunities for action. Exploring the ocean ; Governing the ocean ; Smart aquaculture ; Protecting the ocean -- TED talk -- Protected marine sites -- Chart assessing progress toward global marine protection targets -- Marine protected areas maps ER -