The Ocean Speaks: A photographic journey of discovery and hope

The Ocean Speaks is a collection of remarkable stories from the founders of charity Ocean Culture Life, exploring Earth's most remote open oceans with insightful tales from extraordinary heroes. It features over 45 ocean culture life enthusiasts who are documenting the unknown and telling stories to connect humans with water. The stories include projects to protect tiger sharks, explore UNESCO world heritage sites, visit turtle graveyards, and witness natural spectacles like grouper spawning and humpback whale mating. With over 200 underwater images from every ocean, The Ocean Speaks is a stunning celebration of ocean life and a unique glimpse into the biggest habitat on the planet. It marks a small point on the journey towards protecting it and is a must-read for anyone concerned about our waters and those wanting to protect our environment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2024
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

A collection of remarkable stories from the founders of charity Ocean Culture Life is brought together in the book "The Ocean Speaks." These stories explore the Earth's most remote open oceans, with insightful perspectives from extraordinary heroes who are making new discoveries every day. The book features more than 45 ocean culture life enthusiasts who have taken it upon themselves to protect the oceans, documenting the unknown and sharing stories that aim to connect humans with water. Whether they are divers, marine biologists, surfers, influencers, conservationists, photojournalists, or filmmakers, each of these ocean lovers plays a vital role in deepening our understanding of our planet's largest life support system, which remains 80% unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored. Split geographically by oceans and continents, the stories include a project that documents the world's largest population of tiger sharks in the Maldives, divers who unofficially patrol a UNESCO world heritage site near the volcanic 'Ring of Fire' in the Tropical Eastern Pacific, a visit to the touching but ghostly turtle graveyard in Malaysia, and incredible natural spectacles like the mass spawning of grouper in French Polynesia or the humpback whales who flock to the remote Silver Bank in the Dominican Republic to birth and mate. With over 200 underwater images from every ocean on the globe, "The Ocean Speaks" is a stunning celebration of ocean life, offering a unique glimpse into the biggest habitat on the planet and marking a small point on the journey towards protecting it. This inspiring collection of testimonies is a must-read for anyone concerned about our waters and those wanting to protect our environment. The battle to protect the deep blue is ongoing, but stories like these are taking us in the right direction. Ocean Culture Life is a charity dedicated to raising awareness and funds for ocean conservation and research. By supporting their efforts, you can help to ensure that our oceans remain healthy and thriving for generations to come.

Weight: 1226g
Dimension: 219 x 268 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780711288935