Synopses & Reviews
This breakthrough book describes the games that nations and organizations play in order to exploit the ocean's migratory fishery resources in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Mediterranean waters. It examines the attitudes and actions of different countries, fishermen, and consumers, all lobbying for greater allocations for themselves while the supply of fish is being rapidly depleted. Stephen Sloan weaves together his provable theory that the oceans are being depleted three times faster than is reported by scientists. He uses simple formulas and addresses what the numbers mean in a biological/ecological sense, and whether they match up with those found in statistical reports.
Ocean Bankruptcy offers a fresh look at the world of fisheries conservation. The author tells this unique story through accounts of international meetings of government delegations, lobbyists, special-interest groups, and nongovernmental environmental organizations. The book utilizes nonscientific jargon that will appeal to the large number of people who are concerned about the health of our oceans, and ultimately, the health of our planet.
Review
"Sloan's re-formatting of what is essentially deadly committee-report content into a compelling conservation brief is accomplished journalism in itself. His argument and even its failures are accessible to an interested lay audience as well as to the choir of sportfishing conservation interests opposing commercial overfishing."--
Publishers Weekly Synopsis
This is a global issue that can no longer be avoided.
About the Author
Stephen Sloan is the founder of the Fishing Zone radio show, now in its eleventh year of broadcasting. He currently serves on the United States Advisory Board to ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) and has been a member of the United States Delegation for the past nine years. He has lectured as an Adjunct Professor at the Rosensteil School for Marine Science, University of Miami, completed a Certificate Degree at CERC, Columbia University Center for Environmental Studies, and is a Trustee of the International Game Fish Association. Mr. Sloan has set 44 world fishing records. He is the Editor of Fly Fishing is Spoken Here (Lyons Press).