This, and many other factors, contribute to the book's readability and continual interest.Įven readers who aren't extremely pro-conservation will find much of the material to hold their fascination. Safina loves to point out the irony/hypocrisy of various situations and in the things people say. But then they turn around and blame someone else (long-liners, recreationalists, netters, foreigners, governments, loggers, etc.) for the obvious decrease in a certain species' abundance. Most of the people seem to claim that there isn't a 'real' problem. The views and opinions range widely and are mostly affected by the biases caused by that person's immediate financial situation and how it relates to the fish. The main areas the reader has the pleasure of exploring include the coastline in the northeastern portion of the United States, the westcoast (mostly Oregon and California), Japan, Palau, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.Īlong the way, Safina speaks with numerous people affected in some way by the fishing (and related) industry. The content is as much a travelogue as it is a plea for big-picture thinking and conservation.
Safina takes us on a tour of many parts of the world. It starts off good and just keeps getting better. Neil Young Song for the Blue Ocean is an articulate masterpiece which promises to be considered a classic as time passes.
When you're out of the blue and into the black. Song for the Blue Ocean : Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas And once you're gone, you can never come back
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