Click here to read “Collapse of Bluefin Tuna in the Western Atlantic” by Carl Safina and Dane Klinger in Conservation Biology.


Carl Safina is author of more than 100 articles and three books, including the award-winning Song for the Blue Ocean, Eye of the Albatross, and the most recent Voyage of the Turtle. Safina's writings and nationwide speaking bridge the gap between the scientific and literary worlds, capturing the mystery, wonder, and importance of the sea and its creatures with hope and optimism.



 

 


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Books

Safina, C. 2006. Voyage of the Turtle. Henry Holt & Co., New York, NY.
Safina, C. 2002. Eye of the Albatross. Henry Holt & Co., New York, NY.
Safina, C. 1998. Song For The Blue Ocean. Henry Holt & Co., New York, NY.

 

Selected Articles and Book Chapters
Carl Safina, Dane H. Klinger (2008) Collapse of Bluefin Tuna in the Western Atlantic, Conservation Biology 22 (2) , 243–246.

Safina, C. 2006. Fishing—to the bottom and back? Insights on Law and Society. American Bar Association.

Safina, C. 2005.
Introduction to Oceans. In: Myers, N., ed., The Gaia Atlas of Planet Management.     
Octopus, London, UK, and University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Safina, C. 2005.
Launching a Sea Ethic. In: Menzel, P. and F. D’Alusio, photographers and eds., Hungry Planet: What the World Eats. Material World Books and Ten Speed Press.

Safina, C., E. Gilman, and W. J. Nichols. 2005.
Twine and the Ancient Mariners; Seabirds, Turtles, and Interactions with Fishing Gear in the North Pacific. In: Gunyup, S., ed., State of the Wild 2006. Island Press, Washington, DC.

Safina, C., A. Rosenberg, R.A. Myers, T.J. Quinn II, and J.S. Collie. 2005.
U.S. Ocean Fish Recovery:     
Staying the Course
. Science 309: 707-708.

Safina, C. and S. Chasis. 2004.
Saving the Oceans. Issues in Science and Technology Fall: 37-44.

Safina, C. 2003. Foreword to:
Carson, R., The Sea Around Us. (New Edition). Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. Pimm, S.L., M. Ayres, A. Balmford, G. Branch, K. Brandon, T. Brooks, R. Bustamante, R. Costanza, R. Cowling, L. M. Curran, A. Dobson, S. Farber, G. A. B. da Fonseca, C. Gascon, R. Kiching, J. McNeely,    
T. Lovejoy, R. A. Mittermeier, N. Myers, J. A. Patz, B. Raffle, D. Rapport, P. Raven, C. Roberts, J.P. Rodriguez, A.B. Rylands, C. Tucker, C. Safina, C. Samper, M.L.J. Stiassny, J. Supriatna, D.H. Wall, and D. Wilcove. 2001.


Can We Defy Nature’s End?
Science 293: 2207-2208.

Safina, C. 2001. Tuna Conservation. In:
Block, B. A. and D. Stevens, eds., Tuna Ecological Physiology and Evolution. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.

Safina, C. 2000.
Cry of the Ancient Mariner. Time Magazine, Earth Day Special Edition Spring.

Safina, C. 1998.
Fish Market Mutiny. The New York Times 14 April.

Safina, C. 1995.
The World's Imperiled Fish. Scientific American November: 46-53.

Safina, C. 1993.
Bluefin Tuna in the West Atlantic: Negligent Management, and the Making of an    
Endangered Species
. Conservation Biology 7: 229-234.

 
 
Selected Media Coverage

Print

Stability of Marine Life in Severe Danger. November 2, 2006. Newsday. By Bryn Nelson.
Fishing with Carl Safina; The Biologist and the Sea: Lessons in Marine-Life Restoration. October 24, 2006. The New York Times. By Andrew C. Revkin.
The Science, Drama and Beauty of the Vanishing Sea Turtle. August 21, 2006. The Seattle Times.
By Karen R. Long.
Beneath the Shell, A Survivor. August 1, 2006. The Los Angeles Times. By Bernadette Murphy
Simple Guidance From a Dietary Expert. July 18, 2006. The Washington Post. By Judith Weinraub
Seafood for Thought. July 10, 2006. The Chicago Tribune. By Arline and Sam Bleecker.
High Seas Drifter. July 2, 2006. The New York Times Book Review. By David Quammen.
Voyage of the Turtle. June 2006. Natural History.


Film and Video
Fishing with Carl Safina. October 24, 2006. The New York Times Digital Media.


Radio
The Earth’s Last Dinosaur. July 20, 2006. NPR’s The Leonard Lopate Show. Interview with Carl Safina
Saving the Oceans. July 13, 2006. National Public Radio’s The Diane Rehm Show. Interview
with Carl Safina.