Pristine seas : journeys to the ocean's last wild places

Summary: In this ... book, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala invites you to explore the world's untouched ocean paradises, where sharks cruise, wlruses tumble, coral glow in unforgettable colors, and fish school by the thousands. This is the ocean before civilization diminished it: the last few places on Earth where such pristine realms can be found." --back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781426216114
Physical Description: print
regular print
271 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / Leonardo DiCaprio -- Introduction -- The pristine reef food web -- Top predators in pristine seas -- Pristine seas expeditions -- 1. Central Pacific coral reefs -- 2. Subtropical reefs -- 3. Western pacific reefs -- 4. Eastern Pacific islands -- 5. Western Africa's coastline -- 6. Arctic waters -- 7. Toward the future -- Epilogue -- Explorer's note -- Finding pristine seas.