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Ashlan and Philippe Cousteau are world-renowned environmental advocates, filmmakers, and authors with a passion for adventure. Philippe is the founder of EarthEcho International, a leading global voice for ocean conservation. Ashlan is a journalist and storyteller who has explored all seven continents. Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Your Ocean Voyage 5 Chapter 1: Brushing Up on Ocean Fundamentals 7 Chapter 2: Appreciating the Ocean’s Many Gifts 19 Chapter 3: Looking Back at the Ocean’s History (and Prehistory) 29 Part 2: Finding Your Way Around 55 Chapter 4: Mapping the Ocean by Zones 57 Chapter 5: Checking Out the Neighborhoods: The Ocean’s Ecosystems 73 Chapter 6: Taking a Deeper Dive: Beneath the Ocean 99 Part 3: Sampling the Vast Diversity of Sea Life 109 Chapter 7: Getting to Know the Mighty Microbes 111 Chapter 8: Sorting Out Algae, Seaweed, and Other Aquatic Vegetation 127 Chapter 9: Getting the Lowdown on Simple Invertebrates 141 Chapter 10: Getting Mushy over Mollusks 159 Chapter 11: Wearing Their Skeletons on the Outside: Crustaceans 177 Chapter 12: Getting Chummy with Fish: Bony and Otherwise 195 Chapter 13: Meeting a Few Marine Reptiles 217 Chapter 14: Bird Watching in and Near the Ocean 231 Chapter 15: Getting Warm and Fuzzy with Marine Mammals 257 Part 4: Grasping Basic Ocean Physics 285 Chapter 16: Following the Ocean in Motion 287 Chapter 17: Driving Climate and Weather 307 Part 5: Understanding the Human-Ocean Connection 319 Chapter 18: Taking a Quick Dip into the History of Underwater Exploration 321 Chapter 19: Tapping the Ocean’s Resources: The Blue Economy 341 Chapter 20: Governing the Ocean: Treaties, Laws, Agreements, and Enforcement 353 Chapter 21: Taking Care of the Ocean That Takes Care of Us 363 Part 6: The Part of Tens 385 Chapter 22: Ten Deadly Ocean Creatures 387 Chapter 23: Ten Ocean Myths Busted 395 Chapter 24: Ten Ways You Can Help Preserve the Ocean 401 Index 411
