The death and life of Monterey Bay : a story of revival / Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka.

Anyone who has ever stood on the shores of Monterey Bay, watching the rolling ocean waves and frolicking otters, knows it is a unique place. But even residents on this idyllic California coast may not realize its full history. Monterey began as a natural paradise, but became the poster child for ind...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palumbi, Stephen R.
Other Authors: Sotka, Carolyn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Online Access:Click for online access

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 a 4500
001 ocn692205204
003 OCoLC
005 20240809213013.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 101213s2011 dcuabf ob 001 0 eng d
040 |a N$T  |b eng  |e pn  |c N$T  |d E7B  |d YDXCP  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCA  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCF  |d NLGGC  |d OCLCO  |d TEFOD  |d EBLCP  |d DEBSZ  |d OCLCQ  |d ZCU  |d OCLCA  |d MERUC  |d VTS  |d ICG  |d VT2  |d OCLCQ  |d WYU  |d STF  |d OCLCQ  |d DKC  |d OCLCQ  |d M8D  |d UX1  |d OCLCQ  |d AJS  |d DKU  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d INARC  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCL 
019 |a 860771683  |a 923187640  |a 1101714592 
020 |a 9781597269872  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 1597269875  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 9781597264358 
020 |z 1597264350 
035 |a (OCoLC)692205204  |z (OCoLC)860771683  |z (OCoLC)923187640  |z (OCoLC)1101714592 
043 |a n-us-ca 
050 4 |a TD171.3.C22  |b M666 2011eb 
072 7 |a BUS  |x 072000  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a NAT  |x 011000  |2 bisacsh 
049 |a HCDD 
100 1 |a Palumbi, Stephen R. 
245 1 4 |a The death and life of Monterey Bay :  |b a story of revival /  |c Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. 
260 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b Island Press,  |c ©2011. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xii, 211 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :  |b illustrations (some color), maps 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
505 0 |a Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dediction -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Chapter 1: Juliaâ€?s Window -- Part I: The Ruin -- Chapter 2: The First California Gold Rush: Otters -- Chapter 3: Whale Bones in Treasure Bay -- Chapter 4: Abalone Shells and China Point -- Part II: The Bottom -- Chapter 5: Dr. Mayor Julia Platt -- Chapter 6: The Power of One: Julia Fights the Canneries -- Chapter 7: Ed Ricketts, Ecology and the Philosophy of Tide Pools -- Chapter 8: Dust Bowl of the Sea: The Canneries Collapse -- Part III: The Recovery 
505 8 |a Chapter 9: The Otter ReturnsChapter 10: Kelp, Seals, and Seabirds Rise Again -- Chapter 11: The Aquarium -- Chapter 12: The Century to Come -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Notes -- Index 
520 |a Anyone who has ever stood on the shores of Monterey Bay, watching the rolling ocean waves and frolicking otters, knows it is a unique place. But even residents on this idyllic California coast may not realize its full history. Monterey began as a natural paradise, but became the poster child for industrial devastation in John Steinbeck's Cannery Row, and is now one of the most celebrated shorelines in the world. It is a remarkable story of life, death, and revival--told here for the first time in all its stunning color and bleak grays. The Death and Life of Monterey Bay begins in the eighteenth century when Spanish and French explorers encountered a rocky shoreline brimming with life--raucous sea birds, abundant sea otters, barking sea lions, halibut the size of wagon wheels, waters thick with whales. A century and a half later, many of the sea creatures had disappeared, replaced by sardine canneries that sickened residents with their stench but kept the money flowing. When the fish ran out and the climate turned, the factories emptied and the community crumbled. But today, both Monterey's economy and wildlife are resplendent. How did it happen? The answer is deceptively simple: through the extraordinary acts of ordinary people. The Death and Life of Monterey Bay is the biography of a place, but also of the residents who reclaimed it. Monterey is thriving because of an eccentric mayor who wasn't afraid to use pistols, axes, or the force of law to protect her coasts. It is because of fishermen who love their livelihood, scientists who are fascinated by the sea's mysteries, and philanthropists and community leaders willing to invest in a world-class aquarium. The shores of Monterey Bay revived because of human passion--passion that enlivens every page of this hopeful book. --  |c Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Environmental management  |z California  |z Monterey Bay. 
650 0 |a Environmental protection  |z California  |z Monterey Bay  |x Citizen participation. 
651 0 |a Monterey Bay (Calif.)  |x Environmental conditions  |x History. 
650 7 |a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS  |x Development  |x Sustainable Development.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a NATURE  |x Environmental Conservation & Protection.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Ecology  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Environmental management  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Environmental protection  |x Citizen participation  |2 fast 
651 7 |a Pacific Ocean  |z Monterey Bay  |2 fast  |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmkrvg83DTVjcY3rBdcP 
655 7 |a History  |2 fast 
700 1 |a Sotka, Carolyn. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Palumbi, Stephen R.  |t Death and life of Monterey Bay.  |d Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©2011  |z 9781597264358  |w (DLC) 2010035374  |w (OCoLC)641519690 
856 4 0 |u https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/holycrosscollege-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3317491  |y Click for online access 
903 |a EBC-AC 
994 |a 92  |b HCD