Blue Hope: Exploring and Caring for Earth's Magnificent Ocean

Studying the oceans gained popularity with Cousteau. About the same time, Sylvia Earle researched the ocean's vast resources and then, after seeing declines, began campaigns. Now, with documentary films, a non-profit organization, speeches on the road, and this book she makes a detailed case for conservation. Every coastal nation has some territory in need of reserves (marine parks, like ones for coral reefs and salmon river deltas). However, the big potential is conserving international oceans. The big harvesters of fish and shrimp need to accept that international ocean (the high seas) have an important role in the climate, for emergency food resources, and as an area where coastal fisheries can breed, migrate, consume plankton, and replenish their numbers. Many non-profits focus on the environment but often can't get votes in Congress or at the UN for the big initiatives.

I bought the book to share with my students about the importance of how our oceans affect all life on Earth.

This is an absolutely beautiful book. My daughter asked for it for Xmas and loves it. It would make a great coffee table book for any age individual. Teens would like it as well.

I love this book. It is great for the coffee table and to share with others about the Ocean and its importance. As a scuba diver, I just love flipping through the pages and looking at the outstanding photography. But, the articles are also very informative and useful. Highly recommend if this is something you are interested in learning about, or just having a piece in your place to display your love of the ocean!

A very impressive documentary presented by an expert and very honest scientist. However, even when it offers a glimpse of hope for the oceans to recover, it is sad to watch how our oceans have been ravaged by pollution and marine species depleted to the brink of extinction by titanic size fish factories boats that when watched at night from space by NASA satellites, looked like floating cities just 200 miles away from any coast around the world.

Bought 3 of these books for top 3 winning prizes in a contest to design a crab character for a free Game App (Crab Castles).Sylvia A. Earle is an internationally recognized expert in the marine environment and when people at the contest saw the book, the competition to win a copy of this book became very serious! The pictures are gorgeous (true National Geographic quality) and the message a very important one for the life and health of all on our planet. Highly recommend this book.

After meeting Silvia at an event and learning about her passion, I HAD to have this book. It is beautifully written, with colorful pages. Beyind reading it, it will make an excellent conversation piece for my coffee table. Highly recommend.

The photos in this book are stunning and amazing. Sylvia Earle is an experienced marine researcher with numerous accolades and decades of marine research to her credit. The message behind this book is ever more critical in today's climate with warming oceans, coral bleaching and pollution. Would highly recommend this book to any marine lover.

This was a present for my wife. She is a long standing fan of Sylvia Earle. This book is a great source of inspiration for anyone who values our ocean.It’s definitely a coffee table book, with a mix of essays, information and some amazing pictures.Highly recommended

My granddaughter loved this for Christmas.

Beautiful illustration. Such a great buy. It’s a visually stunning book. The information it also provides is great because it’s backed up with photos.

fabulous book, love it.

Could have arrived in better packaging as there was a few scuffs on the edges, but nothing major. Lovely book.