Other Oceans

by Thomas Farber

Millions of people visit aquariums each year. These showplaces are invaluable educational tools and, more importantly, provide a window into a mysterious world that few of us will ever experience firsthand. But that world is increasingly threatened by human misuse--by pollution, over-fishing, global warming. Accompanying the waste and devastation is a global trend toward building bigger, more fantastic aquariums. Marvels of architecture and engineering,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824825098
• ISBN13: 9780824825096
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.2" x 11.1"