Marine Ornithology 29: 119–123 (2001) Reviews

• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Pacific; Atlantic salmon; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.668.3191; http://marineornithology.org/PDF/29_2/29_2_12.pdf

There is only a cursory mention of marine birds in Carl Safina’s Song for the blue ocean; nonetheless it is a book with which all marine ornithologists should be familiar. It tells three stories of fish, fishing, and people involved: bluefin tuna in the Northwest Atlantic, salmon in the Northeast Pacific, and the coral reef-dependent fishes of the tropical western Pacific. Richly detailed, it covers the politics, science, and economics that have led to the depletion of the fisheries and the destruction of habitat. Carl Safina, a MacArthur Fellow, heads the Living Oceans Pro-gram at the National Audubon Society. He weaves a complex story that includes the natural history of the animals, the ways in which humans have altered habitats, advances in fishing technol-ogy, the role of international commerce, and the livelihood of the fishers and those who are working to reverse the declines. The book begins with an examination of the bluefin tuna fishery