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
