- 1981 first edition. 181 pages
- Published by AH & AW Reed Ltd, New Zealand.
- Hardcover with dust jacket. Brown boards. Approx A4 size book.
- Very good condition. Minor shelf age wear. Minor crush to top of boards at spine. Small owner stamp on first page.
Indexed. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs. Maps inside both boards.
New Zealand seas have had a profound influence upon the country. They have dictated the shaps and forms of the coastline, offered a livelihood for both Maori and Pakeha settlers, and continue to provide the population with food and raw materials. To most of us, the sea appears a watery waste, or a playground for holidaymakers and sportsmen.
In The Seas Around New Zealand two marine biologists offer a more realistic view of this other world. Its geological and topographical impact is examined, and its influence on human thought and activity from pre-European to modern times is explored.
The authors also look beneath the waves, at the wide range of inhabitants and life forms which live there is such myriad diversity yet finely balanced interdependence. Here are the beaches, estuaries and harbours of the shoreline, and the deeps and trenches of the open ocean. Here are the plants, fishes, birds and mammals which have adapted so successfully to their strange and often harsh enviroments.
The authors write with sensitivity and respect, and urge care and understanding in our approach to the sea if the wealth and harmony of our marine environment is to be maintained. And they specialists in their field, they have skilfully blended a straightforward comprehensible text with more than 200 photographs, many of them in colour, to produce a book of great beauty and lasting fascination.
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