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More than 75 percent of the globe is covered by the oceans. It is sometimes difficult to understand why it is called Planet Earth rather than Planet Ocean. Since half the world’s human population lives within a stone’s throw of an ocean coastline, the oceans’ health is increasingly important. Rich with resources and potentialas a source of renewable energy, new drugs, drinking waterfor years we have treated them as both infinite and undamageable. But they are not. Over-fishing, climate change, pollution, acidification, and more have put the world’s oceans and marine life at great risk.Oceans gathers some of the most insightful visionaries, explorers, and ocean lovers marine biologists, politicians, environmentalists, fishermen, sportsmen, deep divers, and morein a unique anthology, in which each speaks to a unique aspect of our world’s most dimly understood dimension.
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| EAN | 9781586488307 |
| Label | PublicAffairs |
| List Price | $15.95 |
| Manufacturer | PublicAffairs |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs |
| Studio | PublicAffairs |
| Number Of Items | 1 |
| Languages | English |
| Creator | Jon Bowermaster |
| ISBN | 1586488309 |
| Number Of Pages | 336 |
| Publication Date | 2010-04-13 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Product Group | Book |
| Product Type Name | ABIS_BOOK |
| Title | Oceans: The Threats to Our Seas and What You Can Do to Turn the Tide (Participant Guide) |
| Dewey Decimal Number | 333.9164 |
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Yet if we take action now, this grim future can be avoided. This unique anthology is a companion volume to the spectacular documentary Oceans, in which filmmakers Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud explored the splendor of the world’s seas, showcasing the strange and fascinating creatures that live in its depths. Inspired by the film, Oceans the book shows how we can change our lives to help keep the ocean both viable and healthy for centuries to come.
Featuring original contributions by
Jon Bowermaster is a filmmaker and the author of ten books. A six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council, his 2007–2008 Antarctic expedition was the final in his OCEANS 8 project, which over the past decade has taken him and his teams around the world by sea kayak. When not on the sea, Bowermaster lives in Stone Ridge, New York.
About Participant Media
Participant Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company that focuses on socially relevant, commercially viable feature films, documentaries and television, as well as publishing and digital media. Participant Media is headed by CEO Jim Berk and was founded in 2004 by philanthropist Jeff Skoll, who serves as Chairman. Ricky Strauss is President. Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that bring to the forefront real issues that shape our lives. For each of its projects, Participant creates extensive social action and advocacy programs which provide ideas and tools to transform the impact of the media experience into individual and community action. Participant’s films include The Kite Runner, Charlie Wilson’s War, Darfur Now, An Inconvenient Truth, Good Night and Good Luck., Syriana, Standard Operating Procedure, The Visitor, The Soloist, Food, Inc., The Informant! and The Crazies.
Yet if we take action now, this grim future can be avoided. This unique anthology is a companion volume to the spectacular documentary Oceans, in which filmmakers Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud explored the splendor of the world’s seas, showcasing the strange and fascinating creatures that live in its depths. Inspired by the film, Oceans the book shows how we can change our lives to help keep the ocean both viable and healthy for centuries to come.
Featuring original contributions by
- Sylvia Earle
- Carl Safina
- Paul Watson
- Ric O'Barry
- President Mohamed Nasheed
- Celine Cousteau
- David de Rothschild
- Alexandra Cousteau
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Jane Lubchenco
- And more...
Jon Bowermaster is a filmmaker and the author of ten books. A six-time grantee of the National Geographic Expeditions Council, his 2007–2008 Antarctic expedition was the final in his OCEANS 8 project, which over the past decade has taken him and his teams around the world by sea kayak. When not on the sea, Bowermaster lives in Stone Ridge, New York.
About Participant Media
Participant Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company that focuses on socially relevant, commercially viable feature films, documentaries and television, as well as publishing and digital media. Participant Media is headed by CEO Jim Berk and was founded in 2004 by philanthropist Jeff Skoll, who serves as Chairman. Ricky Strauss is President. Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that bring to the forefront real issues that shape our lives. For each of its projects, Participant creates extensive social action and advocacy programs which provide ideas and tools to transform the impact of the media experience into individual and community action. Participant’s films include The Kite Runner, Charlie Wilson’s War, Darfur Now, An Inconvenient Truth, Good Night and Good Luck., Syriana, Standard Operating Procedure, The Visitor, The Soloist, Food, Inc., The Informant! and The Crazies.
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