The Imperilled Ocean (eBOOK)
Human Stories from a Changing Sea
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"Everything runs downhill to the sea, from possessiveness to poetry, from pollution to passion. The sea is fact and metaphor, mine and miracle. The Imperilled Ocean is not just a catalogue of facts but, much more, beautifully rendered stories of what happens ‘out there’ and what is at stake in the inner space of our home planet." — Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words and Song for the Blue Ocean
"Beautifully written, Trethewey’s stories of the sea and the people who share a common bond with it vividly come to life. This is a must read whether or not you spend time at the sea." — Dave Ebert, Director, Pacific Shark Research Center, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
"An exquisite tapestry of Trethewey’s deeply felt personal experiences, well-researched scientific information, and intimate stories of individuals and communities rising and falling with the shifting tides. A touchstone for those seeking a better understanding of our relationship with, and responsibilities to, our earth." — Gleb Raygorodetsky, author of The Archipelago of Hope, winner of the Nautilus Award Grand Pri
"The Imperilled Ocean serves to inform, engage and enrich our knowledge of human experience with the ocean. In doing so, it lends credence to Kielland’s assertion that ‘it is not true that the sea is faithless, for it has never promised anything.’ Rather, the faithlessness would appear to lie in us." — Atlantic Books Today
"What I really enjoy about Trethewey’s work is how she spools outward, from the story of one or two individuals into matters of global importance." — Buried in Print
"The Imperilled Ocean combines remarkable stories ... with deep research to paint a portrait of a place that takes up most of the space on this planet, yet we know so little about." — CBC Books
"She offers a scientist’s precision ... but she also has a storyteller’s gift for tracking down the people of the ocean." — Writers' Trust of Canada
"An illuminating, beautifully written, and important read." — The Hill Times
"Trethewey has an omnivorous mind and the journalist’s insatiable curiosity. Chapter by chapter her book offers sprightly, often surprising, accounts of lives touched by the sea." — The Ormsby Review
Laura Trethewey is an author and ocean journalist whose writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Atlantic, and the Walrus. Her first book, The Imperilled Ocean, was a Globe and Mail Top 100 Selection. In The Deepest Map, she continues to explore the mysteries of the oceans and their watery depths.
One of the Globe and Mail's 100 Favourite Books of 2020
A Globe and Mail Best Book
Silver Medal, Miramichi Reader's "The Very Best!" Book Awards
A Hill Times Top 100 Selection
