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Author Ellis, Richard, 1938-

Title The empty ocean : plundering the world's marine life / written and illustrated by Richard Ellis.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, [2003]
©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 367 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-350).
Contents Gray whales in the Atlantic. Emptying the ocean. Decline of the fisheries -- The plight of the sea turtles -- Missing marine birds. Killing the marine mammals. Steller's legacy -- Slaughter of the southern seals -- Lions and elephants -- Seals -- Little cetaceans in peril -- The tuna-porpoise "problem" -- The hunting of whales. Ecology in trouble. What is killing the coral reefs? -- Deepwater corals -- Biological invaders. Is this the end?
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Subject Marine animals.
Marine animals.
Endangered species.
Endangered species.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Ellis, Richard, 1938- Empty ocean. Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, ©2003 1559639741 1559636378 (DLC) 2003002077 (OCoLC)52149302
ISBN 9781559639743 (alkaline paper)
1559639741 (alkaline paper)
1423707869 (electronic book)
9781423707868 (electronic book)
1559639741 (alkaline paper)