Like many of the journeys that have carried him to the high arctic and Antarctica, or sent him zig-zagging across the oceans in between, Amagansett resident Carl Safina, Ph.D., starts out the tale of his latest journey—this one through modern civilization and its intertwining with the natural world—on a fishing boat in the waters off the East End.
From the oyster and clam beds just outside his back door in Lazy Point, Dr. Safina traces a circuitous route around the world, pointing out the faraway sources of increasing ocean acidity that may someday vanquish those shellfish, and, at the other end of the chain, the vanishing marine species, and the effects that rising sea levels may bring. His upcoming book, “The View From Lazy Point: A Natural Year In An Unnatural... more
From the oyster and clam beds just outside his back door in Lazy Point, Dr. Safina traces a circuitous route around the world, pointing out the faraway sources of increasing ocean acidity that may someday vanquish those shellfish, and, at the other end of the chain, the vanishing marine species, and the effects that rising sea levels may bring. His upcoming book, “The View From Lazy Point: A Natural Year In An Unnatural... more
