| Description |
222 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 x 34 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221). |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Carl Safina -- The ice. Journey south -- Pack ice -- The wall at the end of the world and the upside-down ocean -- Life at the margins -- Underwater. The first dive -- Voices under the ice -- The ocean floor -- The flock -- The cave -- Cape Royds. The long walk -- The crack -- The polynya -- David Ainley -- The rational choice. The most remote fishery on earth -- The wisdom of people who live on islands -- The future of the last ocean. |
| Summary |
"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 designated as an international marine protected area. One of the founding members of The Last Ocean is John Weller, whose photographs from the Ross Sea were collected during four trips to the Antarctic, including a four-month stay at McMurdo and Cape Royds, home of the southernmost penguin colony in the world. Offering a rare glimpse into life at the edge of the world--from Emperor and Adélie penguins to silverfish, seals, and minke whales--Weller takes the reader on an unprecedented journey above and below the ocean surface. The Last Ocean is more than stunningly beautiful photography. It is a story central to our own: our struggle to sustain a population in a changing climate and with exponentially increasing pressures on world resources"--Amazon.com, viewed October 10, 2013. |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Antarctica -- Ross Sea -- Pictorial works.
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Ross Sea (Antarctica) -- Pictorial works.
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Landscape photography.
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Antarctica -- Pictorial works.
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Landscape photography. (OCoLC)fst00992030
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Natural history. (OCoLC)fst01034268
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Antarctic Ocean -- Ross Sea.
(OCoLC)fst01241148
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Antarctica. (OCoLC)fst01239992
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Photography.
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
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Landscape photography.
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| Added Author |
Safina, Carl, 1955- writer of added text.
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| Added Title |
Antarctica's Ross Sea project : saving the most pristine ecosystem on earth |
| ISBN |
0847841235 |
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9780847841233 |
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