FUTURE SEA

The world s oceans face multiple threats the effects of climate change pollution overfishing plastic waste and more Confronted with the immensity of these challenges and of the oceans themselves we might wonder what more can be done to stop their decline and better protect the sea and marine life Such widespread environmental threats call for a simple but significant shift in reasoning to bring about long overdue elemental change in the way we use ocean resources In Future Sea ocean advocate and marine policy researcher Deborah Rowan Wright provides the tools for that shift Questioning the underlying philosophy of established ocean conservation approaches Rowan Wright lays out a radical alternative a bold and far reaching strategy of 100 percent ocean protection that would put an end to destructive industrial activities better safeguard marine biodiversity and enable ocean wildlife to return and thrive along coasts and in seas around the globe Future Sea is essentially concerned with the solutions and not the problems Rowan Wright shines a light on existing international laws intended to keep marine environments safe that could underpin this new strategy She gathers inspiring stories of communities and countries using ocean resources wisely as well