The Ocean and Us

Part I Climate Change and the Ocean.- 1 Introduction to Climate Change.- 2 Warming, Acidification and Deoxygenation of the Ocean.- 3 Blue Carbon.- 4 Fishes and Carbon.- 5 Whales and Climate.- Part II Fisheries and Food from the Ocean.- 6 State of the World's Fisheries-Legal Overfishing.- 7 Fish Crimes (Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing).- 8 Aquaculture: Farming Food from the Sea.- 9 Shark Fishing and Shark Finning.- 10 The Move to Sustainable Seafood.- Part III Ocean Pollution.- 11 Plastic and the Ocean.- 12 Shipping and the Ocean.- 13 Oil Spills.- 14 Ocean Noise Pollution.- Part IV Threatened and at Risk Ocean Habitats.- 15 The Deep Sea.- 16 Coral Reefs.- 17 Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: Our Last Great Wilderness.- 18 Top of theWorld-The Arctic Ocean.- 19 Coastal Habitats.- Part V How We Manage the World's Oceans.- 20 Ocean Governance.- 21 Marine Protected Areas.- 22 Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Blue Economy.- 23 Leveraging Innovation for Ocean Conservation.- Part VI Humans and the Ocean.- 24 Oceans and Communities.- 25 Tourism and the Ocean.- 26 The Aquarium Trade.- 27 Marine Animal Welfare: A Growing Concern.- 28 Ocean and Human Health.- Part VII Diversity and Inclusion in the Ocean Space.- 29 Gender and the Ocean: Marine Resources and Spaces for All.- 30 Racial-Gender Disparities, and the Impacts of Coloniality in Ocean Science on BIPOC Women.- 31 Lived Experiences: Editors' Note.- Part VIII Inspiring Voices.- 32 Inspiring Voices: Inka Cresswell, Jamila Janna, Merrisa Naidoo, Louisa Ponnampalam, Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, Jo Ruxton MBE, Marilyn Slett, Patima Tungpuchayakul.- Index

Farah is an independent ocean advocate and the founder of Women4Oceans. She has worked around the world to address the most pressing issues facing the ocean including: overfishing, fish crimes & labour abuse in the seafood sector, protected areas, and the need for a global treaty to protect life on the high seas. Her career includes 11 years with Greenpeace as a senior oceans campaigner. Farah has presented at the UN, INTERPOL, on various TV shows and at ocean forums.