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I recently read The Fragile Edge: Diving and Other Adventures in the South Pacific by Julia Whitty and thought it might be of interest to readers of the Ocean Conservation forum. Whitty is a former underwater documentary filmmaker and is an environmental correspondent for Mother Jones.
This is an excellent book that documents both the beauty and challenges facing coral reefs, combined with a love of being in the water. I appreciated both the science (hey, I'm a scientist!) within the book and the gorgeous, lyrical prose.
You can read the first chapter online via the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/books/chapters/0603-1st-whit.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&oref=slogin
Anyone else reading this?
This is an excellent book that documents both the beauty and challenges facing coral reefs, combined with a love of being in the water. I appreciated both the science (hey, I'm a scientist!) within the book and the gorgeous, lyrical prose.
You can read the first chapter online via the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/03/books/chapters/0603-1st-whit.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&oref=slogin
Anyone else reading this?