Song for the Blue Ocean : Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas

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Summary: Important and exceptional
Review: This is a book whose great relevance and informative value is matched by its well-crafted prose. Safina is a superb writer; the book reads like a great story, its wealth of factual information integrated with the descriptions of people, places and things encountered by the author in his research. Unfortunately, it is a sad chronicle of human devastation of marine life, but one which must be told. If knowledge is a necessary precondition to action, books like this have an importance in modern life beyond the literary. It should be read by everyone who cares about life and the environment. Gives good insight into the motivations and workings of people and organizations (both governmental and industrial) that have direct impacts on the issues examined.

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Summary: An Important work; well researched, eloquent and timely.
Review: This is a very important work. Not only is it well researched, but it is eloquent and very timely. I write in strong support of the information as portrayed in Safina's book, "Song for the Blue Ocean." The information is correct. The NRC found that the bluefin population had declined approximately 87% since the mid 1970s, while NMFS had earlier calculated a decline of approximately 94%. Therefore, the decline is about 90%. Even if it were less however, it is still a very big problem for the Bluefin tuna. Joanna Burger, PhD Rutgers Unversity

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Summary: The Last Buffalo...
Review: This is a wonderful, informative, heartbreaking book. I can't recommend it enough. Dr. Carl Safina sounds like an incredible person. I recommend that everyone join the Living Oceans Program of the National Audubon Society before it really is too late (if it isn't already). I wish I knew what I could do to help save fish.

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Summary: Beauty beyond compare
Review: This is one of the most beautiful, powerful books I have ever read. Safina's journey encompasses the entire world and all points of view. His words have inspired me to pursue my dreams and opened up new worlds of knowledge. Now, every time I hear of politicians doing something stupid to the oceans or rivers, I just shake my head and say "'Song' should be required reading for them before they can draft a piece of legislation dealing with the oceans."

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Summary: Beauty beyond compare
Review: This is one of the most beautiful, powerful books I have ever read. Safina's journey encompasses the entire world and all points of view. His words have inspired me to pursue my dreams and opened up new worlds of knowledge. Now, every time I hear of politicians doing something stupid to the oceans or rivers, I just shake my head and say "'Song' should be required reading for them before they can draft a piece of legislation dealing with the oceans."