Quotes
“For reasons of money, migrants die, cruise ships steer around the law, and plastic is made, sold, and discarded much faster than it can be collected and disposed of. We’re enriching ourselves—some of us—into the sort of madness where our id boils up and consumes us.” Wall Street Journal
“Three million US citizens work on the ocean―in fishing, oil and gas, tourism and other industries and services. The global figure is three billion. Journalist Laura Trethewey set out in 2015 on ‘an extended listening tour’ to hear some of their stories…The vivid result―her debut―persuades us that ‘the ocean’s story is also our own.’” Nature magazine
“The Imperiled Ocean will appeal to both seafaring types and broader audiences looking for personal stories about universal human experiences.” Physics Today
“Narrator Erica Sullivan’s voice is understated as she calmly lists countries whose plastic has turned up in a “plastic sieve” along Canada’s coastline. Elsewhere, emotion creeps into her voice as she describes a refugee’s rough raft journey. Her narration adds impact to Laura Trethewey’s ‘extended listening tour’ of the world’s oceans. ” AudioFile