The Unnatural History of the Sea

Callum Roberts

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English

Island Press
15 January 2009

Mathematics & Sciences; Oceanography (seas); Conservation of the environment; Sea life & the seashore

Humanity can make short work of the oceans' creatures. As Callum M. Roberts reveals in The Unnatural History of the Sea, the oceans' bounty didn't disappear overnight. While today's fishing industry is ruthlessly efficient, intense exploitation began not in the modern era, or even with the dawn of industrialization, but in the 11th century in medieval Europe.

By: Callum Roberts
Imprint: Island Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9781597265775
ISBN 10: 1597265772
Pages: 435
Publication Date: 15 January 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Unnatural History of the Sea

Oceans seem vast and untrammeled, but we have wrecked their living resources from offshore to the depths and to the limits of Antarctic ice. Callum Roberts tells this story with passion and elegance, and shows us what we must do to get our marine life back. --Stuart Pimm winner of the 2006 Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences