Wonders of the Sea Volume Three: Hidden Treasures of California & # 39; s far north coast is now available from Living Sea Images. Marc shargel & # 39; s third coffee-table book takes readers on a visual journey beneath the ocean to discover Marine Life from the Oregon border to point arena, near Mendocino. The book reveals an array of marine life unseen by any but the few hearty divers who visit these rugged shores. It carries readers on an exploratory trip from North to South, stopping to look below the surface at the ecological Hot Spots that dot Northern California & # 39; s coastline where sea life thrives and divers, surfers, boaters, birders, and tidepoolers are treated to a glimpse of nature at its best.Navy & # 10; & # 10; created by award-winning photographer Marc shargel, the book is a window onto the diverse Ocean Life of far northern California. Just offshore from the redwoods-covered Mountains that characterize this northernmost Quarter of the California coast lies a rainbow of color and a diversity of forms, an array of life so different from what we find on land that it seems like another world. Over one hundred vividly reproduced Color Images present this underwater world, resulting in a beautiful volume that is a feast for the eyes of both adults and children. The photographs are complemented by informative and readable text that takes the reader on a tour along the shoreline of far northern California, and investigates the ecology of the undersea life that is found there.& # 10; & # 10; the author recalls the region & # 39; s past, as well, taking a look backward to see the status of marine life in the region as much as a hundred years ago and even more. The Ocean & # 39; s past is chronicled through archival images and historic accounts. Surprisingly, despite the region & # 39; s relatively small it disturbing trend of diminished Marine Life emerges. The book also describes and illustrates half a dozen different marine habitats found in northern California, each giving RIS
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