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| Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas | 
| Author: Carl Safina
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 54848
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Owl Books Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0805061223
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.95616
EAN: 9780805061222
ASIN: 0805061223
Publication Date: June 15, 1999
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Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! Has a publisher remainder mark. 1st Owl Books Ed. 1999 Paperback.
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| Customer Reviews:
Enlightening and Engrossing December 29, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Safina weaves an incredible tale of the amazing life in our oceans and what we are doing to destroy it. What makes this book so compelling is not only Safina's fascinating descriptions of undersea wildlife, but the equally interesting and compelling descriptions of the people who depend upon our marine resources. Though I have long considered myself an environmentalist this book has inspired me to recommit myself to doing my part.
Powerful, Poignant, and Amazingly fact-filled. May 21, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Safina takes the reader on what would appear to be the boring world of global fisheries practices, and weaves a riviting web of tales based on first person encounters about the unknown plight of our quickly vanishing resources. He uses his background as a scientist to base this poignant study on unequivocal fact, but never talks down to the reader. Song for the Blue Ocean reads like a Huck Finn adventure into the realm of the limitless ocean but we find out all too quickly that the sea's cornucopeia is being drained at a frightening rate. Safina shows how the one hundred million tons of marine produce harvested each year is being squandered for short-term gain, to the detriment of our immediate future. This book is on par with Rachael Carson's "Silent Spring" and is a clarion call to action for the proper utilization of our marine " tucker. " Few conservation books are written with such flair that make us regular folks want to care about something as nebulous as marine food fish. This one will not only make you care, it will blow your socks off! If you have ever sailed on the sea, gazed at it or eaten fish, you will find this book irresistible.
An Important work; well researched, eloquent and timely. May 10, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very important work. Not only is it well researched, but it is eloquent and very timely. I write in strong support of the information as portrayed in Safina's book, "Song for the Blue Ocean." The information is correct. The NRC found that the bluefin population had declined approximately 87% since the mid 1970s, while NMFS had earlier calculated a decline of approximately 94%. Therefore, the decline is about 90%. Even if it were less however, it is still a very big problem for the Bluefin tuna. Joanna Burger, PhD Rutgers Unversity
An inspirational and engrossing book May 9, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An engrossing and inspirational book cateloguing the devastation we are causing to the Oceans and the environment around us. Carl Safina has written a book that anyone who cares for the Ocean and the life within it must read. The balance of his views is remarkable, showing the struggle between the demands of the people who's lives depend on the fishing industry and the devastation we have wrought in the oceans by overfishing and the damage to the environment. The book is also a travelogue as well and describes the different environments and the people who live in them with a travellers eye as well as telling the story of the fishing industry there. It opens up an acedemic and complex subject and makes it accessible to those of us who love the oceans and the environment. One of the best books I have ever read.
Must read for every scuba diver & others who love the ocean May 8, 1998
An extraordinary tale, told in a personal, easy to read style that captures the good, the bad and the ugly of what is going on in the world's oceans. There are certain to be some who will try to claim that it overstates the case, but as a long-time scuba diver and head of an association of divers, I have seen first hand that many of the threats to the oceans described in this book are all too real. The book is honest, gives both sides of the story and backs up its assertions with proof. Because it is so honest, it is sure to make some people - who prefer to stick their heads in the sand - uncomfortable. This is not a doom and gloom story. It lovingly describes the wonders of the seas and what needs to be done to keep the oceans full of life so that they can be enjoyed by generations to come. Bravo!
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