02323cam a2200397 i 4500 21527908 OSt 20250821153346.0 200512s2020 tnuab b 001 0 eng 2020022097 9781570673948 (paperback) 21527908 DLC eng rda DLC eng pcc BEV QH91.8.B6 B38 2020 333.95/616 23 23 333.95/616 Bates, Albert K., 1947- author. Dark side of the ocean : the destruction of our seas, why it matters, and what we can do about it / Albert Bates. Summertown, Tennessee : GroundSwell Books, [2020] vii, 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Ocean biodiversity is being decimated on par with the fastest rates of rain forest destruction. More than 80 percent of pollutants in the oceans come from sewage and other land-based runoff (some of it radioactive). The rest is created by waste dumped by commercial and recreational vessels. In many areas and for many fish stocks, there are no conservation or management measures existing or even planned. Climate author Albert Bates explains how ocean life maintains adequate oxygen levels, prevents erosion from storms, and sustains a vital food source that factory-fishing operations cannot match--and why that should matter to all of us, whether we live near the ocean or not. He presents solutions for changing the human impact on marine reserves, improving ocean permaculture, and putting the brakes on the ocean heat waves that destroy sea life and imperil human habitation at the ocean's edge"-- Marine biodiversity conservation. Marine pollution Environmental aspects. Endangered ecosystems. Marine ecology. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc 6 23 333.95/616 304322 304322 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 1 2025-08-14 19 18.94 0 333.95616 B3291d 2020 80000002660747 2025-08-14 00:00:00 18.94 2025-08-14 6