Reef Life
eBook - ePub

Reef Life

An Underwater Memoir

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Reef Life

An Underwater Memoir

About this book

A hugely affecting memoir by the world's leading coral reef scientist, revealing the thrill of diving and the vital science and story of these majestic reefs. How did one of the world's preeminent marine conservation scientists fall in love with coral reefs? We first meet Callum as a young student who had never been abroad, spending a summer helping to map the unknown reefs of Saudi Arabia. From that moment, when Callum first cleared his goggles, he never looked back. He went on to survey Sharm al-Sheikh, and from there he would dive into the deep in the name of research all over the world, from Australia's imperiled Great Barrier Reef to the hardier reefs of the Caribbean. Reef Life is filled with astonishing stories of adventure and the natural world, which are by turns lyrical and laced with a wonderful wry humor. Callum illuminates the science of our oceans and reefs and his book, combined with the stunning photographs from Alex Mustard, will also commit readers to support Callum's goal to preserve 10 percent of the world's oceans.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Chapter One: Red Sea explorer
  6. Chapter Two: Voyage to the end of the world: Saudi Arabia, 1983
  7. Chapter Three: Looking back
  8. Chapter Four: Seaweed and lava
  9. Chapter Five: Country under construction
  10. Chapter Six: Reflections
  11. Chapter Seven: Science diving for Muslim ladies
  12. Chapter Eight: Moving a research centre
  13. Chapter Nine: Sharm-el-Sheikh revisited
  14. Chapter Ten: The aftermath of war – Arabia
  15. Chapter Eleven: The aftermath of war – Iran
  16. Chapter Twelve: Shifting currents
  17. Chapter Thirteen: The long goodbye
  18. Chapter Fourteen: Youth and beauty
  19. Chapter Fifteen: Déjà vu
  20. Chapter Sixteen: Paradise on Earth
  21. Chapter Seventeen: Fin
  22. Illustrations Insert
  23. Acknowledgements
  24. Photo credits
  25. Index
  26. Copyright