167 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Tides -- First contact -- White gold -- Ghost creatures -- The engineer of the estuary -- In search of a vintage Ferrari -- How to kill a bay -- Why here and not there? -- Abundance -- America's first banquet -- The food that made us human -- Maps and mazes.
Summary
A marine scientist, together with Rowan and a conservancy group interested in habitat restoration, suggests a possible blueprint for cleaning up our oceans by observing an isolated pocket of oysters living on the western side of Vancouver Island.