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The Last Ocean: Antarctica's Ross Sea Project

Saving the Most Pristine Ecosystem on Earth

The Last Ocean: Antarctica's Ross Sea Project( )
Author: Weller, John
Foreword by: Safina, Carl
ISBN:978-0-8478-4123-3
Publication Date:Oct 2013
Publisher:Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $50.00
Book Description:

A stunning collection of oceanic photography documenting the world's last pristine ocean. Due to its remoteness and harsh weather, Antarctica's Ross Sea remained free from human interference until 1996, when commercial fishing discovered it. Now that fishery removes 3,000 tons of fish annually, threatening to destroy the world's last intact ecosystem. The Last Ocean organization started in 2004, joining scientists and environmental groups in a campaign to have the entire Ross Sea...
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Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Travel / Polar Regions
Science / Life Sciences / Ecology
Photography / Subjects & Themes / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.3 x 10.8 x 0.9 Inches
Book Weight:4.62 Pounds
Author Biography
Weller, John (Author)
Carl Safina is the vice president for Marine Conservation and founder of the Living Oceans Program at the National Audubon Society. He is also an adjunct professor at Yale. He lives in Islip, New York.




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