Project Gutenberg 2010-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 225 Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) 1916 2006 Bone, Jesse Franklin Bone, J.F. Bone, J. F. (Jesse Franklin) Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally To Choke an Ocean Produced from the September, 1960, issue of If. E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "To Choke an Ocean" by J. F. Bone is a science fiction story likely written in the early 1960s. The book narrates the interstellar challenges faced by the Terran Confederation and its interactions with the native inhabitants of the planet Niobe, focusing on the consequences of introducing an alien species—oysters—into a new ecosystem. The title suggests themes related to environmental balance and the unintended repercussions of human actions. The plot centers around Lanceford, a consular official who recounts the events leading to Niobe's entry into the Confederation. Initially a celebratory banquet, where oysters were introduced to the dish repertoire of the Niobians, it turns into a calamity as the oysters breed uncontrollably, threatening to destabilize the local marine ecosystem. With the help of biologist Heinz Bergdorf, they discover that the oyster infestation could lead to ecological disaster, prompting urgent measures. As the Niobians establish a blockade in response to protect their world, an improbable government emerges, emphasizing the need for environmental safeguards against foreign biological threats. The story culminates in a humorous take on bureaucracy, as the newly formed customs agency ironically reflects the very systems that once put them in jeopardy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32124/32124-h/images/title.jpg Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Environmental Issues 80667 2025-06-13T08:12:59.211786 text/html 79008 2010-04-24T15:07:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 145624 2010-04-24T15:09:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 153507 2025-06-13T08:13:01.737759 application/epub+zip 152171 2025-06-13T08:12:59.898769 application/epub+zip 90195 2025-06-13T08:12:59.509792 application/epub+zip 194429 2025-06-13T08:13:03.321784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186756 2025-06-13T08:13:01.429772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124735 2022-09-14T16:30:49.070742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71673 2025-06-13T08:12:59.000775 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71463 2010-04-24T15:04:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28015 2010-04-24T15:04:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19475 2025-06-13T08:13:03.469772 application/rdf+xml 17239 2025-06-13T08:12:59.655770 image/jpeg 2325 2025-06-13T08:12:59.547762 image/jpeg 145799 2025-06-13T08:12:59.223776 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia