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herbwyfe 's review for:
Seaweed Chronicles: A World at the Water's Edge
by Susan Hand Shetterly
I read this book as part of my Nature Book Club which is hosted by my local library. What a delightful and important book to read! I research and write about the intersection of people and plants and this book is a model for how to think about how we use plants and what our responsibilities are as caretakers of the wild gardens on our planet. She tackles all of the influencing factors: history, economics, politics, geography, ecological relationships, uses, and sustainability of seaweed and fishing economies, and coastal communities. I love her stories about and interviews with people directly involved and affected.
I read some of the posted reviews from people who wanted a global perspective. I suspect that what she described in every chapter can apply to many if not most coastal fishing and seaweed economies.
I read some of the posted reviews from people who wanted a global perspective. I suspect that what she described in every chapter can apply to many if not most coastal fishing and seaweed economies.