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Call of the Blue Hamilton PhilipPevná vazba Watching and recording the gradual dismantling of life, beauty, and diversity in our oceans is a torturous experience for scientists. Yet in the last fifty…
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Call of the Blue Hamilton PhilipPevná vazba
Watching and recording the gradual dismantling of life, beauty, and diversity in our oceans is a torturous experience for scientists. Yet in the last fifty years half of coral reefs have disappeared, only 10% of large fish remain and many species are at the brink of collapse. Our oceans function as earth's organs and our survival depends on their health.
Even as the sense of urgency to save our oceans continues to grow, at the time we publish this book, an estimate of only 2% of all global philanthropic and charitable donations go to protecting the environment. Unsustainable fishing practices, pollution - including 20 million tons of plastic entering the oceans yearly - and rising temperatures are continued threats. Of this, only a tiny fraction go toward supporting and safeguarding our oceans.Brimming with spectacular, full-page photography of underwater scenes from the Pacific,