The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One

This book tie-in to National Geographic's ambitious 5-year ocean initiative-focusing on overfishing-is written in National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle's accessible yet hard-hitting voice. Through compelling personal stories she puts the current and future peril of the ocean and the life it supports in perspective for a wide public audience.

Author: Sylvia A. Earle
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 10/12/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.84h x 6.06w x 0.89d
ISBN13: 9781426206399
ISBN10: 1426206399
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats | Oceans & Seas
- Science | Earth Sciences | Oceanography
- Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry | Environmental)

About the Author
Known worldwide as the Ambassador for the Ocean, Sylvia Earle is also TIME magazine's first Hero for the Planet and National Geographic's first Explorer in Residence. She is former NOAA Chief Scientist, and the first person to walk untethered at the lowest depth ever-1, 250 feet. She is a major force in the establishment and growth of the world's marine sanctuaries and was personally responsible for convincing President Bush that the recently named sanctuary in Hawaii should be protected. She is founder and director of Deep Ocean Research and Exploration, which designs instruments for deep-sea exploration. She is author of 15 books on the ocean.