Unnatural History of the Sea (Unabridged)
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Humanity can make short work of the oceans' creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Steller's sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than 30 years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. It's a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island was the last redoubt of a species that had been decimated by hunting and habitat loss years before the explorers set sail.
Customer Reviews
This book made me give up eating fish for over a year!
It's one thing to say that you are helping to spread awareness about the dwindling supply of resources supplied by the great Mother Ocean and another altogether to really understand how VERY late in the game it has gotten to be today. I grew up on the coast of CA, lived in OZ for a year and a half and was blessed with the luxury of seeing the entire Gold Coast from Cairns to Sydney TWICE in that time, i've seen Fiji, Tahiti, NZ, Hawaii, and did passage from Kauai to Catalina on a 52' sloop. I've seen a great deal of water. Things have changed since 1980 - but they changed MUCH more between 1950-1980 than they have between 1980 to present. This book will make you talk to friends about something that everyone wants to flat out deny and ignore. It is essential reading and once you pick it up you'll be unable to put it down. After you have read or listened to it you won't be able to stop thinking or talking about it, you'll only want to create a desire in others to do something about our fishing practices and fish consumption. Once you open THAT can of worms you will start to see a side of people that you didn't know was there - the scared but self entitled individuals who are eating meals out of the mouths of their own and each other's babes. I can't say enough about how easy this book is to read and understand, and just how very essential this information is to our survival on the planet. READ OR LISTEN TO THIS BOOK! IT's INSANE!