At Every Depth
Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans
Tessa Hill author Eric Simons author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Published:5th Mar '24
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The world’s oceans are changing at a drastic pace. Beneath the waves and along the coasts, climate change and environmental degradation have spurred the most radical transformations in human history. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools. Researchers dive into the waters around Sydney to replant kelp forests. Scientists and First Nations communities collaborate to restore clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest.
In At Every Depth, the oceanographer Tessa Hill and the science journalist Eric Simons profile these and other efforts to understand and protect marine environments, taking readers to habitats from shallow tidepools to the deep sea. They delve into the many human connections to the ocean—how people live with and make their living from the waters—journeying to places as far-flung as coral reefs, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and the Arctic and Antarctic poles. At Every Depth shares the stories of people from all walks of life, including scientists, coastal community members, Indigenous people, shellfish farmers, and fisheries workers. It brings together varied viewpoints, showing how scientists’ research and local and Indigenous knowledge can complement each other to inform a more sustainable future. Poignantly written and grounded in science, this book offers a narrative perspective on the changing oceans, letting us see how our relationships to the oceans are changing too.
At Every Depth takes us from rocky shore surveys to diminishing riches on coral reefs to the once trackless deep sea, chronicling the greatest discoveries and changes for every major habitat in the oceans. The riveting stories of Indigenous peoples, scientists, and explorers are essential for everyone who cares about the oceans. -- Drew Harvell, author of Ocean Outbreak: Confronting the Rising Tide of Marine Disease and A Sea of Glass: Searching for the Blaschka’s Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk
The greatest strength of At Every Depth is its storytelling. Tales of scientific investigation join explorations of Indigenous peoples’ connection to the sea and how ocean changes affect tradition and communities. The authors at once provide information and inspire with emotion. -- Ellen Prager, author of Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter
This is one of the best books I’ve read in a really long time. Tessa Hill is an amazing scientist and Eric Simons is a very talented writer—together they’ve developed one heck of a book, interweaving personal narrative and scientific research in perfect balance. -- Angee Doerr, Oregon State University
An incisive look at a world in crisis. This troubling assessment of how humans are devastating the world’s oceans hits home. * Publishers Weekly *
A top 8 science book to look for in early 2024. * Book Riot *
[This book] surprised me with its fresh take on the effects that humans are having on the great bodies of water that cover our planet. [It] is a welcome addition to the conversation on climate change. * The Green Dispatch *
At Every Depth... is an antidote to indifference, a call to deepened attention. The authors convey something of the passionate attention that goes into the detailed understanding of a given aquatic ecosystem. * Inside Higher Ed *
Provide[s] perspective on the changing oceans, letting us see how our relationships with the oceans are changing too. * Yale Climate Connections *
Well written, thoroughly researched and documented, this compilation would enhance any collection serving adult readers. * Choice Reviews *
What sets [this] account apart from previous efforts in the field is that [the authors] delve deeply into traditional knowledge of the marine realm that existed in indigenous coastal and island communities until these cultural links were destroyed by colonialism and modernisation. * Chemistry & Industry Magazine (C&I) *
ISBN: 9780231199704
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280 pages