Comments on: Book review – The Outlaw Ocean: Crime and Survival in the Last Untamed Frontier

By: Book review – Future Sea: How to Rescue and Protect the World’s Oceans | The Inquisitive Biologist

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:06:29 +0000

[…] owned resource set aside for public use. In reality, it is a lawless wild west where some of the most depraved excesses of human cruelty play out. Yet, where overfishing is concerned, it need not be so. Ecosystem-based management, which […]

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By: Book review – Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 19:23:56 +0000

[…] McCann has organised each of her chapters around a natural attribute of the Southern Ocean (ocean, wind, coast, ice, deep, current), rather than stick to a strict chronology. This means she sometimes retreads the same historical path but from a slightly different perspective. One such perspective that leaves a bloody trail through the book is that of brutal exploitation. The cold waters of the Southern Ocean feed a huge number of seals, penguins, whales, and fish – and humans have ruthlessly hunted these to near-extinction in roughly that order. Seals were hunted by the millions for fur starting in the 1800s. Penguins fell victim not long after. An estimated two million (!) whales were harpooned, sliced up, and rendered into oil – lubricating and lighting the Industrial Revolution back in Europe. The ecological consequences of this slaughter still reverberate through these ecosystems and fish and whales remain under threat. […]

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By: Book review – Ocean Recovery: A Sustainable Future for Global Fisheries? | The Inquisitive Biologist

Fri, 29 May 2020 19:46:51 +0000

[…] that last one: Hilborn’s proposed measures all look good on paper, but after having reviewed The Outlaw Ocean I do not feel hopeful we will tackle this one quickly or […]

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By: Book review – Ocean Recovery: A Sustainable Future for Global Fisheries? | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:42:49 +0000

[…] that last one: Hilborn’s proposed measures all look good on paper, but after having reviewed The Outlaw Ocean: Crime and Survival in the Last Untamed Frontier I do not feel hopeful we will tackle this one quickly or […]

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By: Year list – The Inquisitive Biologist’s top 5 reads of 2019 | The Inquisitive Biologist

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:51:27 +0000

[…] The most impactful book I read last year. The Outlaw Ocean takes an unflinching look at the criminal excesses playing out on the high seas. Riveting, exceptional, deeply troubling – this brutal reportage left a lasting impression. Read more… […]

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By: Book review – Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean | The Inquisitive Biologist

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:19:47 +0000

[…] through these ecosystems (see also Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems) and as my review of The Outlaw Ocean: Crime and Survival in the Last Untamed Frontier showed, fish and whales remain under […]

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By: Book review – The Deep: The Hidden Wonders of Our Oceans and How We Can Protect Them | The Inquisitive Biologist

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:57:13 +0000

[…] biggest problems with the open ocean is its remoteness and its lawlessness (see also my review of The Outlaw Ocean: Crime and Survival in the Last Untamed Frontier). Large parts of the oceans fall outside national jurisdictions and are effectively a marine wild […]

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