Frances Dipper

A guide to the ocean and the life found in it, discussing shores, water movement, the ocean basin, climate, wildlife, and our study of the ocean.

Text, pictures and overlays provide information on exploration in the deep parts of the oceans, looking not only at sea creatures, but also archaeology and recovery of lost ships.

Explains how life has adapted to the marine environment, including how a stonefish delivers its lethal venom and how a sponge sustains itself by sifting food from passing currents, while examining the physical forces and processes that shape the oceans, from global circulation systems and tides to undersea volcanoes and tsunamis.