What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean

"Scales is a marine biologist, she’s really well known, and she has written a remarkable book that’s exploring the future of the ocean, as well as a deep history of the ocean. She goes back to prehistoric ocean ecology, as well us telling us about the current threats—of which there are many, and have been widely discussed. I think what’s remarkable about this book is that it’s really hopeful. This is a time where, you can feel quite depressed about the state of the climate and what it is doing to the natural world, including—and especially, one could argue—to the oceans. She gives a manifesto of how things could change, and how we can still protect reserves and regenerate seagrass meadows, kept forests, and coral reefs. Having that manifesto is very helpful to a reader. It’s a forensic look at what has gone wrong and could go wrong, but also how we could find our way out of this and protect our oceans."