Oceans are what make our planet unique. Yet our oceans are being destroyed at a staggering rate, every single day. Actor and longtime ocean activist Ted Danson brings the reality of this looming crisis home and gives us the tools to prevail in his first-ever book, Oceana. Sharing a name with the largest ocean conservation organization in the world, The ocean makes up 2/3 of our planet, but through overfishing, pollution, and climate change we are slowly destroying it. Oceana hits hard on all the reasons the ocean is in danger…and what we can do to save it. Packed with riveting facts, stunning photos, and full-color graphics that boggle the mind and stoke the fires of change, Oceana is the ultimate rally cry for our oceans in peril. THE GOOD NEWS is that reform is already happening. In fact, serious changes for the better are being made concerning every issue addressed in Oceana. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! There are ways YOU can actually help save the oceans with your own individual actions.   + Overfishing: 90% of the largest fish in the sea have vanished since the 1950s. + Oil Leaks: Each year, 195 million barrels of oil are leaked into our oceans—more than the 2010 gulf oil spill. + Pollution: Ocean acidity has risen 30% since the Industrial Revolution. + Offshore Drilling: Over the course of its lifetime, one rig dumps 90,000 tons of toxic material into the water. + Bycatch Horrors: For every pound of shrimp, 10 pounds of sea life are thrown away. + Bottom Trawling: Each trawling net on the Atlantic Dawn can hold twelve 747 aircraft. Silt clouds rising from the ocean floor as a result of these nets are visible from space. + Climate Change: Sea surface temperatures rise 1% annually.
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