This richly illustrated book serves as the ideal Guide to the items that litter the world\'s beaches.
Decades on hands and knees with a camera yielded this book and revealed unsettling truths about human attitudes and behavior..
Michael\'s many activities as a scientist, author, translator and editor have taken him to beaches around the globe: the fauna and flora differ from shore to shore, the beach litter is astoundingly uniform - and abundant.
He is the long-term Austrian coordinator of a Mediterranean sea turtle conservation project in Turkey and represents Austria at the International Whaling Commission.
He has successfully managed to maintain a career as a Marine biologist in a landlocked country, conducting research in the Adriatic and Red Seas and teaching numerous university courses. of Vienna. at the Univ. of Pittsburgh and his Ph.
D. degree at the Univ.
About the Author Michael Stachowitsch received his B.
Sc.
Become a beach detective Travel the world\'s most beloved tourist destinations with this ultimate beach read and help restore these fascinating environments to their natural beauty.
This book arms you with the knowledge you need to combat these disgraceful and often hazardous eyesores.
Beyond the aesthetic issue, Marine Debris poses a threat to wildlife, human health, and economic welfare.
Discover the threat each item poses to these beautiful environments as well as prevention strategies, clean-up recommendations, alternative products, and recycling and upcycling ideas.
This includes not just their sources and decomposition stages.
You will learn everything worth knowing about them.
In addition, the author provides full details about these items.
Here, you will find what a beachcomber is actually most likely to encounter these days: glass, plastic, wood, metal, paper, oil, and other sources of Marine pollution Complete with nearly 700 photographs, this Guide shows the full range of Marine Debris items, each presented with insight and a pinch of humor.
Forget sea shells and other fauna and flora.
This richly illustrated book serves as the ideal Guide to the items that litter the world\'s beaches
