Our Ocean Backyard: Collected Essays

by Gary B. Griggs

For the three billion people on Earth who live in coastal regions, the ocean is figuratively, if not literally, "our backyard." Many of us have sought out ocean areas in which to live, work, or vacation. The oceans enrich our lives in countless ways, but our interactions with them have not always been positive. In April 2008, Gary Griggs, a coastal geologist and oceanographer who has studied the oceans for over forty-six years and is known for making...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503208141
• ISBN13: 9781503208148
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"