Pristine Seas

Books inspired by Puke Ariki exhibit Pristine Seas: Bringing the Ocean Back is a must-see National Geographic international exhibition that explores the world’s most remote and unspoiled marine ecosystems. Dates 7 June 2025 - 26 October 2025 https://pukeariki.com/museum/exhibitions/upcoming/pristine-seas-bringing-the-ocean-back

Updated May 29, 2025
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What the wild sea can be : the future of the world's ocean
Scales, Helen
Paper Book
An impassioned examination of the existential threats to the world's ocean and cautious optimism for the abundant life within it.
Secrets of the Octopus
Montgomery, Sy
Paper Book
Take an illuminating journey into the life of the octopus, one of nature's most intelligent and complex animals. Come closer than ever to these elusive creatures, thanks to insights from an international bestselling author-working with the founder of Octonation and the world's top...
Reef life : an underwater memoir
Roberts, Callum
Paper Book
A life working on coral reefs by Britain's foremost marine scientist and pioneering conservationist.
Underwater wild : my octopus teacher's extraordinary world
Foster, Craig (Filmmaker)
Paper Book
An immersive journey into the underwater world that holds transformative lessons for us all Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck regularly dive together in the awe-inspiring kelp forests off South Africa, without wetsuits or oxygen tanks. Craig had dived this way for years, including...
The frontier below : the past, present and future of our quest to go deeper underwater
Maynard, Jeff
Paper Book
Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see the ocean when we look at the water that blankets more than two thirds of our planet. We only see the entrance to...
The ship beneath the ice : the discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
Bound, Mensun
Paper Book
On 21 November 1915, the Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's ship, finally succumbed to the immense pressures of the surrounding ice. Its crew watched in silence as the stern rose twenty feet in the air and then, just like that, it was gone. Over a century later, an audacious plan to locate the ship was...
Humpback highway : diving into the mysterious world of whales
Pirotta, Vanessa
Paper Book
Dive into the fascinating world of humpback whales and the challenges they face. Acclaimed wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta takes you on a journey beneath the waves to explore the lives of these marine giants. From their complex life cycle and unique behaviors to the human impact on...
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
Gibbins, David.
Paper Book
'Masterful and entrancing - this is big history at its best.' Professor Alice Roberts, author of Ancestors'A real-life Indiana Jones takes readers on a dive through these underwater museums, revealing the sunken secrets of the past' The Times'Fascinating... wonderful...
Becoming Earth : how our planet came to life
Jabr, Ferris
Paper Book
The New York Times Bestseller. A radically thought-provoking account of a major shift in how we understand our Earth, not simply as an inanimate planet on which life evolved, but rather as a planet that came to life. 'Full of conceptual twists and wonderful...
Saltwater Cure: True Stories of the Transformative Power of the Ocean
Gripper, Ali.
Paper Book
Life-affirming true stories about the power of the ocean for transformation and healing and why it's so important for us to protect it.
Wonders in the Deep: Extraordinary Shipwreck Discoveries from Spanish Gold to Shackleton's Bible
Bound, Mensun.
Paper Book
An awe-inspiring deep-dive into the treasures found on the sea floor and what they reveal about our past. A shipwreck is a time capsule. When a maritime archaeologist picks up an item from the seabed, there is a direct connection with history. The last...
Sing like fish : how sound rules life under water
Kingdon, Amorina
Paper Book
A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes--from an award-winning science writer "Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world...
The brilliant abyss : true tales of exploring the deep sea, discovering hidden life and selling the seabed
Scales, Helen
Paper Book
The deep sea is the last, vast wilderness on the planet. This is the story of our relationship with it - how we imagine, explore and exploit it.For centuries, myth-makers and storytellers have concocted imaginary monsters of the deep, and now scientists are looking there to find bizarre,...
The high seas : ambition, power and greed on the unclaimed ocean
Heffernan, Olive
Paper Book
The race to control, protect and profit from Earth's new blue frontier
Around the ocean in 80 fish & other sea life
Scales, Helen
Paper Book
This is an inspiring tour of the world's oceans and 80 of its most notable inhabitants. Beautifully illustrated, the book includes fascinating stories of the fish, shellfish and other sea life that have somehow impacted human life - whether in our medicine, culture or folklore - in often surprising...
What a shell can tell : where they live, what they eat, how they move and more
Scales, Helen
Paper Book
'This wondrous compendium will enthrall beachcombers and landlubbers alike.' - The New York Times 'For the beach-bound family ... they may even end up knowing what they're finding when they're combing the sand.' - The Wall Street Journal A stunning, lavishly illustrated, and...
Blue machine : how the ocean shapes our world
Czerski, Helen
Paper Book
RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 BOOK OF THE YEAR THE TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'This beautifully written, sweeping guide shows how the deep movement of the seas have ruled our lives in unexpected ways over millennia.' 'The world needs...

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