The saltwater wilderness
By: Glenn Vanstrum
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780195159370
Subjects: Marine biology; Deep diving
Description: This book plunges the reader into the heart of the sea. Vanstrum, a photojournalist and M.D., has spent more than 25 years learning--often the hard way--about the world's oceans. Through this true account of misadventures in diving, surfing, and studying marine natural history and ecology, the book explores the human relationship to the living sea.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-326).
Table of contents: title: 1. First contact : a Midwesterner greets the Pacific and meets some dolphins; title: 2. Gift of the sun : encounters with wave mountains in Oahu; title: 3. Home, sweet horseshoe : surfing adventures and natural history of La Jolla; title: 4. Beyond city limits : exploring underwater mysteries of kelp and squid; title: 5. Soft coral paradise : beneath the surface in Fiji; title: 6. Of his bones are coral made : marine biodiversity and diving in the Bismarck Sea; title: 7. Sea of giants : among humpbacks in Tonga; title: 8. Caribbean symbiosis : adventures with barracuda and dolphins off Roatan, Honduras; title: 9. Below Baja : exploring the waters of Mexico; title: 10. Taking the chance : natural history and no-take zones; title: 11. Santa Ana sharks : blue, white, and leopard sharks; title: 12. Swims with salmon : dipping into the turbulent waters of the Pacific salmon; title: 13. Mystery marine microbes : exploring a honey-thick ocean; title: 14. The deep : a lecture by Sylvia Earle and a 1,000-meter dive with Jim Barry; title: 15. Blue-water cop : interview with Paul Watson; title: 16. A Palau journal : a visit to the ultimate underwater paradise; title: 17. Damp Novembers of the soul : a swim in Gaia's blood; title: 18. The sea ethic : teach the children well; title: Notes; title: A short list of related readings; title: Index.