Secrets of the Coral Reefs: Exploring the Underwater Wonders Book

This is the first book to provide an intimate portrait of the activity and change that a coral reef and the life it supports go through in a 24-hour period. Rick Sammon takes the reader on an undersea adventure around the world. At dawn, Sammon dives into the Red Sea off the Sinai Desert to visit Anemone City and witness the underwater world as it awakens to feed. At noon, he explores Truk Lagoon in Micronesia, site of a climactic naval battle of World War II where sunken ships, airplanes, and tanks have formed an artificial reef teeming with life. At dusk, Sammon goes underwater off Cocos Island, Costa Rica, to watch the changing of the guard as the diurnal fish rest and the nocturnal world awakens. At midnight, he dives off Bonaire in the Caribbean to view the mysterious world of nocturnal starfish, sea urchins, seahorses, and more. Introductory chapters on coral reefs and their conservation transport the reader from the Indian Ocean to Australia?s Great Barrier Reef with images of sea lions and sharks in the Galápagos Islands, octopi in Tahiti, manta rays in the Fiji Islands, and barracuda and sharks in the Bahamas. "Secrets of the Coral Reefs" is an intriguing and unique glimpse into the world of the coral reef that will awe readers curious about life beneath the seas.Read More