Publisher's Synopsis
The author explains how ocean life maintains adequate oxygen levels, prevents erosion from storms, and maintains a vital food source that factory fishing operations cannot match. Readers will learn how industrial fishing practices, the effects of climate change, melting ice poles, and sea-floor mining are taking a tremendous toll on ocean health. Additional topics cover the impact that cruise ships, below-surface noise, pollution from plastics, human waste, and pharmaceuticals have on the ocean's inhabitants.
