Swirling Currents: Controversy, Compromise, and Dynamic Coastal Change (Paperback) by Sandy MacFarlane

9781937588830. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 336. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Swirling Currents tells the story behind the headlines. Sharks chasing seals chasing fish. Highly endangered right whales getting closer to their demise. Hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles on frigid Cape Cod beaches. Fishing industry reduced to harvest by quotas as shellfish aquaculture skyrockets. The Gulf Stream, driving the world's climate, slowing down and the Gulf of Maine heating up faster than predicted with potentially grave global consequences. Swirling Currents describes what led to controversies, compromises and hope for the future as we live with dynamic coastal change.