Diving the World's Coral Reefs - Hardcover

From the turquoise waters of the Caribbean to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, "Diving the World's Coral Reefs" provides a spectacular visual guide to these wondrous natural kingdoms. Continuing "New Holland's" track record in publishing informative, accurate and beautiful diving books, this title offers insight into the natural history and ecology of coral reefs, together with a first-rate selection of dives. Coral reefs are threatened as never before. The catastrophic bleaching that took place in 1998 damaged reefs around the world, and affected areas will take many years to recover (the 2004 tsunami did not create significant damage). Human impact is contributing to the decline of reefs, with overfishing, pollution, mining and even reef-based tourism being factors. This book will underline the urgent need to safeguard coral reefs - the most extensive and spectacular natural structures on the planet.

Jack Jackson, the consultant editor for the book is an advanced BS-AC diver who ran a sport diving operation in the Sudanese Red Sea for 12 years. He has been diving exotic locations around the world ever since. An award winning author and photographer, Jack has written and contributed to numerous books including New Holland Publishers' Diving with Sharks, Top Dive Sites of the World, Dive Atlas of the World, two scuba diving manuals and three Globetrotter Dive Guides. Individual dive regions are written up by a carefully selected team of experienced divers and dive authors who are intimately familiar with their chosen locations. Contributors to Diving the World's Coral Reefs include award-winning diving writers and photographers such as Lawson Wood, Doug Perrine, Michael Aw, Angie Belcher and Bob Halstead.