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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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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  551.46 ELLIS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  551.46 EL59    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  551.46 ELLIS    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  577.7 ELL    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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?
Subject Marine animals.
Endangered species.
ISBN 1559639741 alkaline paper
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