The Ocean and Us

Farah is an independent ocean advocate and the founder of Women4Oceans. She has worked around the world to address the most pressing issues facing the ocean including: overfishing, fish crimes & labour abuse in the seafood sector, protected areas, and the need for a global treaty to protect life on the high seas. Her career includes 11 years with Greenpeace as a senior oceans campaigner. Farah has presented at the UN, INTERPOL, on various TV shows and at ocean forums. 

Part I Climate Change and the Ocean.- 1 Introduction to Climate Change.- 2 Warming, Acidification and Deoxygenation of the Ocean.- 3 Blue Carbon.- 4 Fishes and Carbon.- 5 Whales and Climate.- Part II Fisheries and Food from the Ocean.- 6 State of the World's Fisheries-Legal Overfishing.- 7 Fish Crimes (Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing).- 8 Aquaculture: Farming Food from the Sea.- 9 Shark Fishing and Shark Finning.- 10 The Move to Sustainable Seafood.- Part III Ocean Pollution.- 11 Plastic and the Ocean.- 12 Shipping and the Ocean.- 13 Oil Spills.- 14 Ocean Noise Pollution.- Part IV Threatened and at Risk Ocean Habitats.- 15 The Deep Sea.- 16 Coral Reefs.- 17 Antarctica and the Southern Ocean: Our Last Great Wilderness.- 18 Top of theWorld-The Arctic Ocean.- 19 Coastal Habitats.- Part V How We Manage the World's Oceans.- 20 Ocean Governance.- 21 Marine Protected Areas.- 22 Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Blue Economy.- 23 Leveraging Innovation for Ocean Conservation.- Part VI Humans and the Ocean.- 24 Oceans and Communities.- 25 Tourism and the Ocean.- 26 The Aquarium Trade.- 27 Marine Animal Welfare: A Growing Concern.- 28 Ocean and Human Health.- Part VII Diversity and Inclusion in the Ocean Space.- 29 Gender and the Ocean: Marine Resources and Spaces for All.- 30 Racial-Gender Disparities, and the Impacts of Coloniality in Ocean Science on BIPOC Women.- 31 Lived Experiences: Editors' Note.- Part VIII Inspiring Voices.- 32 Inspiring Voices: Inka Cresswell, Jamila Janna, Merrisa Naidoo, Louisa Ponnampalam, Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy, Jo Ruxton MBE, Marilyn Slett, Patima Tungpuchayakul.- Index

"The Ocean and Us instantly renewed my passion for ocean conservation and was a welcome infusion of energy and hope. The stories and education presented in this book resonated with my personal 'why' for being in the field of marine science and conservation. ... Overall, this is a truly excellent book." (Maxine Westhead, Ocean Yearbook, Vol. 38, 2024)

"Acquiring an understanding of the ocean and how we are interconnected should therefore be incumbent upon us all, and this book is an excellent source by which to begin or improve such an understanding." (John E. Riutta, The Well-read Naturalist, wellreadnaturalist.com, June 16, 2024)