The most popular show several moorings but this does not necessarily identify them as being badly damaged, as many moorings are preventative rather than recuperative. They are a better representation than many of the more optimistic diagrams in other guides to the area. Permanent moorings are a success story in other locations, particularly the Caribbean, and there is still time to preserve the Red Sea's most popular sites with the right effort and education. All bar two of my pictures were identifiable, which was impressive, because photos are not always easy to identify from drawings. This is a fascinating reference book, crammed with intriguing colour drawings.
Presentation is conventional, with each page of descriptions adjacent to a page of illustrations.
The pictures are clear and of reasonable size. Text is obviously aimed at readers with some biological knowledge, and makes no attempt to steer away from the technical terms deemed necessary for identification. At 448 pages this is a pretty comprehensive book, although even a solid softback like this can show only so much. It is a very good buy at 20. Flicking through the picture pages made me want to book a flight to the warm waters off eastern Africa.