Although “Our Oceans” doesn’t shy away from addressing the way humans affect our planet’s ocean environments, it also doesn’t pay much attention to it. Overfishing is touched upon and pollution is ...

The planet’s oceans tell us a lot about the Earth’s health as a whole, ... “The oceans are absorbing most of the heating from human carbon emissions,” said co-author Michael Mann, ...

These areas of the ocean are legally recognized by governments as being important for marine conservation. They are protected by putting limits on human activity within and around them.