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Hello and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  Just came across a feature on this newly-published Census of Marine Life by Nancy Knowlton, who is a member of the Society's Committee for Research & Exploration.

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Hi Cathy,

Have you seen this publication as yet, i remember reading it up on the natgeo website, however its not as yet in our local stores.

Hope you'll share your views.

Cheers

Hello,

 

I just pulled our office copy on the shelves and am hoping for a little quiet time this week to peruse it.  It is written by Nancy Knowlton, who was one of the directors of the Census for Marine Life.  It is available for sale now--here is a link.

More later,

Cathy

Hello,

 

  Just a quick note to say that I am about halfway through and am finding this quite interesting.  It is divided into chapters concerning different aspects of ocean life with catchy titles like "Sense and Sensibilities," "Ocean Locomotion," and "There's No Place Like Home."  I've just been reading a fascinating section about "Methuselahs of the Deep," which describes a coral colony estimated to be over 4,000 years old, making it contemporary with Egypt's 6th Dynasty pharoahs.

  More after the holidays.

Cathy

Thanks for the updates Cathy!!

Hello,

  I haven't forgotten about your request and still have the book on my desk!  I do hope to get back to it soon.  Also wanted to let you know that the N.Y. Times reviewed this title on Jan. 4 in that week's Science Times.  Here is a link.

 

Kindest regards,

Cathy

Hello again,

 

  I needed to look up some information concerning sea slugs, so I made a point of searching this book and it turned out to be quite helpful.  There is no end to the strange and wonderful things we are learning about sea life.  Who knew sea slugs had internal magnetic compasses that allow them to navigate?  And, of course, they are a riot of color to ward off predators. 

Yes Cathy, sea-life is always a most fascinating exploration and research topic, hoping one day to be actually involved in it...

By the way, that link from the Science times contained some rather interesting info...

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