The Unnatural History of the Sea (Paperback)

from bfertig

With The Unnatural History of the Sea, Callum Roberts extensively documents the destructiveness and shortsightedness that fishing has generally had on the abundance, distribution, and diversity of marine life in many of the world's oceans over centuries. The concerned tone is justified by the vas...

from Pinniped23

I read this a few years back but really loved it!

from DavidHumphrey

This really is a fascinating and beautifully argued book. I chanced across it because I had been disappointed by Jared Diamond's Collapse and wanted to find something that dealt more rigorously with humans' approach to natural resource management. I know very little about the specifics of marine ...

from bfertig

With The Unnatural History of the Sea, Callum Roberts extensively documents the destructiveness and shortsightedness that fishing has generally had on the abundance, distribution, and diversity of marine life in many of the world's oceans over centuries. The concerned tone is justified by the vas...

from Pinniped23

I read this a few years back but really loved it!