Table of Contents
Foreword Bill McKibben 6
A View From the Gulf of Mexico: April-June 2010 8
Introduction: Why Care That the World Is Blue? 15
Perspective 23
I The Vision: Limitless Ocean Bounty, Infinite Resiliency
Taking Wildlife I-The Mammals 29
Taking Wildlife II-The Fish 53
Taking Wildlife III-The Shellfish 79
The Ultimate Garbage Disposal 101
II The Reality: The Ocean is in Trouble: Therefore, so are we
Biodiversity Loss: Unraveling the Fabric of Life in the Sea 119
Drilling, Mining, Shipping, Spilling 139
Changing Climate, Changing Chemistry 159
III Now is the Time: Opportunities for Action
Exploring the Ocean 185
Governing the Ocean 203
Farming the Ocean 221
Protecting the Ocean 241
Acknowledgments 260
About the Author 262
TED Talk 264
Congressional Testimony 271
Protected Marine Sites 286
Chart Assessing Progress Toward Global Marine Protection Targets 302
Marine Protected Areas Maps 304
Bibliography 308
Web Links 316