The Albatross and the Fish : : Linked Lives in the Open Seas / / Virginia Carmichael, Robin W. Doughty.
Breeding on remote ocean islands and spending much of its life foraging for food across vast stretches of seemingly empty seas, the albatross remains a legend for most people. And yet, humans are threatening the albatross family to such an extent that it is currently the most threatened bird group i...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mildred Wyatt-Wold Series in Ornithology
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Milestones: Albatross Encounters and Concerns
- Chapter 1: Storytelling
- PART ONE: The Albatross
- Chapter 2: Plunder
- Chapter 3: Science
- Chapter 4: Connections
- Chapter 5: Home
- Chapter 6: Family
- PART TWO: Crossings
- Chapter 7: Migration
- Chapter 8: Globalization
- Chapter 9: Commons
- PART THREE: Birds and Fish
- Chapter 10: Fish
- Chapter 11: Management
- Chapter 12: Crisis
- Chapter 13: Bycatch
- PART FOUR: Sea Change
- Chapter 14: Links
- Chapter 15: Engineering
- Chapter 16: Turning Point
- PART FIVE: Agents of Change
- Chapter 17: Fishers
- Chapter 18: Governments
- Chapter 19: Nongovernmentals
- Chapter 20: Trade
- Chapter 21: Celebrities
- Chapter 22: Capstone
- Conclusion: Hope
- Appendix: CCAMLR and Seabird Mortality
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index