Marsh, Tomi, 245

marshland recreation, 237, 239–40

mass extinction events

of Anthropocene, 27–29

asteroid-caused, 16–17

machine learning models of, 17–18

of Palaeozoic era, 10–11, 10n

mass radiations, 17, 27

meadows. See seagrass meadows

Mediterranean Sea

chemical pollution and, 118

climate change and warming of, 37–38

Lessepsian migration to, 41–42, 41n, 45

octopuses of, 262

protected areas of, 100, 166

sharks of, 94

tuna of, 126, 137, 140, 142–43

megalodons, 25

Mendoza, Juan Gonzáles de, 79

Mesoamerican Reef, 201–5

mesophotic zone, 211–17

Mesozoic era, 5, 11–17

Mesozoic marine revolution, 16

Metals Company, 235–36, 255

Miami Seaquarium, 123–25, 124n

microbiome of coral, 222

microplastics, 111, 119–21

Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 164

mining operations, 162–65, 235–36, 251–57

minke whales, 51

missing angels, 79–108

Moby Doll (orca), 123

Moeser, Amanda, 245

monkfish, 94–95

Monsanto Company, 111

Monterey Bay Aquarium, 179

Montreal Protocol, 242

musky octopuses, 37

nanoparticles, 120–21, 120n

narwhals, 21, 21n, 49–51, 113

Nasheed, Mohamed, 232

Nassau grouper, 131–34

Nauru, 255

New York University, 259

New Zealand. See Aotearoa

noise pollution, 122–23, 163, 164

North Sea

anglesharks’ range and, 96

bluefin tuna of, 137–38, 139, 141

new species migrating to, 34, 46