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041    eng 
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092 0  551|bengelska 
100 1  Scales, Helen|4aut 
245 14 The brilliant abyss :|btrue tales of exploring the deep 
       sea, discovering hidden life and selling the seabed /
       |cHelen Scales 
264  1 London :|bBloomsbury Sigma,|c2021 
264  3 Storbritannien 
264  4 |c©2021 
300    352 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates|billustrations, 
       map|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 1  Bloomsbury sigma series 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index 
520    "The deep sea is the last, vast wilderness on the planet. 
       For centuries, myth-makers and storytellers have concocted
       imaginary monsters of the deep, and now scientists are 
       looking there to find bizarre, unknown species, chemicals 
       to make new medicines, and to gain a greater understanding
       of how this world of ours works. With an average depth of 
       12,000 feet and chasms that plunge much deeper, it forms a
       frontier for new discoveries. The Brilliant Abyss tells 
       the story of our relationship with the deep sea how we 
       imagine, explore and exploit it. It captures the golden 
       age of discovery we are currently in and looks back at the
       history of how we got here, while also looking forward to 
       the unfolding new environmental disasters that are taking 
       place miles beneath the waves, far beyond the public gaze.
       Throughout history, there have been two distinct groups of
       deep-sea explorers. Both have sought knowledge but with 
       different and often conflicting ambitions in mind. Some 
       people want to quench their curiosity; many more have been
       lured by the possibilities of commerce and profit. The 
       tension between these two opposing sides is the theme that
       runs throughout the book, while readers are taken on a 
       chronological journey through humanity's developing 
       relationship with the deep sea. The Brilliant Abyss ends 
       by looking forwards to humanity's advancing impacts on the
       deep, including mining and pollution and what we can do 
       about them"--Publisher's description 
650  0 Marine resources 
650  0 Marine resources conservation 
650  0 Oceanography|xHistory 
650  7 Oceanografi|2sao 
650  7 Ekologi|2sao 
650  7 Havsresurser|2sao 
650  7 Marina djur|2sao 
650  7 Havsbottnen|2sao 
650  7 Marine resources|2fast 
650  7 Marine resources conservation|2fast 
650  7 Oceanography|2fast 
655  7 History|2fast 
830  0 Bloomsbury sigma series