The Phoenix Islands Book: Underwater Eden

Underwater Eden tells the story of a small group of dedicated marine scientists who braved sharks and global politics in the race to save the last pristine underwater habitat of the Pacific. Finding the archipelago threatened by destructive over fishing akin to strip-mining, Gregory Stone and his fellow scientists knew time was short. In an effort led by Kiribati President Anote Tong, the Kiribati government acted decisively—and successfully—to establish what would become the world’s largest Marine Protected Area. Stunning underwater images turn the book into a virtual dive, taking the reader beneath the waves to experience an untouched coral reef environment, with fish schools of unprecedented health and size to species previously unknown to science. The book shows how this fragile, remote archipelago is tied to the fate of life on our ocean planet, and how a rising tide of local “seaweed” activism in North America can ensure that the Phoenix Islands not only survive, but thrive, as a living blueprint for restoring coral reefs worldwide.

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