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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results13 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 4 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 3 Sources Library Connexions LibraryCommercial Ships Could Be Quieter, but They Aren't: Shipbuilding economics and lack of regulations are getting in the way of a quieter ocean Lubofsky, Evan Article 2016 As the ocean drowns in sound, the number of studies showing the harmful effects of noise on marine life has surged. And so, too, have the projections for how loud things might soon become. Connexions Library: Environment Focus  Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on environment, ecology, climate change, pollution, and land use. Connexions Library: Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, Water Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on water, rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes, rivers, oceans, marine life. Coral Reefs Shah, Anup Article 2009 All around the world, much of the world's marine biodiversity face threats from human and activities as well as natural. It is feared that very soon, many reefs could die off. Dwindling Fish Catch Could Leave a Billion Hungry Leahy, Stephen Article 2009 Fish catches are expected to decline dramatically in the world's tropical regions because of climate change, but may increase in the north, said a new study published Thursday. This mega-shift in ocea... The End of the Line: How Overfishing is Changing the World and What We Eat Clover, Charles Book 2006 Decades and even centuries of habitat destruction, pollution, and overfishing have transformed and degraded the oceans. Muddying the waters Landrevie, Barbara Article 2015 The by-products of aluminium extraction have been poisoning the Mediterranean for almost 20 years. But the closure of the plant that produces them would cost jobs in an underemployed region. Ocean 'dead zones' are spreading - and that spells disaster for fish Bryant, Lee Article 2015 Oxygen levels in our oceans are falling, producing growing 'dead zones' where only the hardiest organisms can survive. The causes are simple: pollution with nutrient-rich wastes, and global warming. B... Paradise Lost at Sea: Rethinking Cruise Vacations Klein, Ross Book 2008 Klein's book looks at the hidden realities of cruise ships. The cruise lines prefers to keep some of the ugly truths from media scrutiny: cruise ship safety, sexual assaults, onboard crime and injury ... Saving the Oceans MacInnis, Joseph (ed.) Book 1992 This collection of writings from experts from around the world examines how the oceans are necessary to life on Eath, and what is being done by scientists and environmentalists to save them. Sea of Slaughter Mowat, Farley Book 1986 Documents the white European's onslaught on the North American continent, and its devastating results for other life. Mowat writes of the slaughter of buffalo and walrus, wolves and whales, of the vi... State of the World's Oceans: New Internationalist January/February 2007 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2007 A look at the how the world's ocean is being destroyed and its effects on the earth. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCanadian Marine Environment Protection Society The Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society (C-MEPS) is a volunteer-run, Canadian registered charitable society founded in 1993 and based in Vancouver, British Columbia. So many years later, mo... David Suzuki Foundation Since 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation has worked to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us. Focussing on four program areas -- oceans and sustainable fishin... West Coast Environmental Law Association To provide legal advice, representation, education and research which seeks to ensure enviromental protection and effective public involvement in environmental decision-making. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryThe Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea Dear, I.C.B., Kemp, Peter 1976 This book covers aspects of life on and under the sea: terms, oceanography, shipwrecks, shanties, sailors, explorers, maritime inventors, steam, tidal power, marine wildlife, piracy, the East India Co... Thousands of Atlantic salmon escape fish farm near Victoria after nets damaged Johnson, Lisa 2017 Thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped into Pacific waters east of Victoria, BC after facilities containing an estimated 305,000 fish were damaged at a U.S. fish farm in the San Juan Island. War on the seabed: the shellfishing battle Renton, Alex 2013 In the fertile inshore waters of the west coast of Scotland, a battle is brewing between small-boat fisherman and industrial trawlers. |
