Oceans of the past 6
Oceans today 8
Life in the oceans 10
Waves and weather 12
Sandy and muddy 14
Soft seabed 16
Rocks underwater 18
On the rocks 20
The coral kingdom 22
Life on a coral reef 24
Sea meadows 26
Predators and prey 28
Homes and hiding 30
Attack and defense 32
The jet set 34
Moving along 36
Ocean travelers 38
The twilight zone 40
The darkest depths 42
On the bottom 44
Vents and smokers 46
Diverse divers 48
Underwater machines 50
Ocean explorers 52
Wrecks on the seabed 54
arvesting fish 56
cean products 58
Oil and gas exploration 60
Oceans in peril 62
Did you know? 64
The world's oceans 66
Find out more 68
Glossary 70
Index