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"Marine scientist Michael J. Moore says we are all whalers, but we don't have to be. Eating fish leads to North Atlantic right whales' entanglement and death. Buying goods made around the world requires global shipping routes, which do not accurately consider right whale breeding and feeding sites, leading to collision. To explain this, Moore conveys to readers scenes from over thirty years' worth of fieldwork, performing whale necropsies for animals stranded on beaches, working as an independent researcher alongside whalers using explosive harpoons, and tracking injured pregnant whales to deliver antibiotics. Despite these sometimes disturbing experiences, Moore has written a hopeful book. He uses these stories to show we can change and to tell us how; the technology for rope-less fishing and tracking whale migrations already exist to protect both right whales and the people who depend on shipping and fishing for their livelihoods"--
Chronicles the forest in New England from the Ice Age to current challenges
Through direct exploration of the subseafloor, U.S.-supported scientific ocean drilling programs have significantly contributed to a broad range of scientific accomplishments in Earth science disciplines, shaping understanding of Earth systems and enabling new fields of inquiry. Scientific Ocean Drilling: Accomplishments and Challenges reviews the scientific accomplishments of U.S.-supported scientific ocean drilling over the past four decades. The book evaluates how the programs (Deep Sea Drilling Project [DSDP], 1968-1983, Ocean Drilling Program [ODP], 1984-2003, and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program [IODP], 2003-2013) have shaped understanding of Earth systems and Earth history and assess...
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An engaging and accessible textbook focusing on climate dynamics from the perspective of the ocean, specifically interactions between the atmosphere and ocean. It describes the fundamental physics and dynamics governing the behaviour of the ocean, and provides numerous end-of-chapter questions and access to online data sets.
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Reviews problem of heat discharges into waterways, especially as related to steam electrical generating plants, and their effects upon river ecological systems. Feb. 13 hearing was held in Portland, Maine; and Feb. 14 hearing was held in Montpelier, Vt., pt.1; Continuation of hearings on water pollution problems caused by electric power plants. Apr. 19 hearing was held in Miami, Fla., pt.2; Appendix includes "Heated Effluents and Effects on Aquatic Life with Emphasis on Fishes," a bibliography by Edward C. Raney and Bruce W. Menzel, Cornell Univ. for Philadelphia Electric Co. and Ichthyological Associates, July 7, 1967 (p. 1285-1374); and "Water Temperatures and Aquatic Life," a report by Charles B. Wurtz and Charles E. Renn, for the Edison Electric Institute, June 1, 1965 (p. 1139-1243), pt.4.