Murmurs from the Deep : Scientific Adventure in the Caribbean

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-05-10
Publisher(s): Arcade Pub
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Summary

A scientific expedition into unknown parts of the Caribbean to study the tectonic plates of the region answers the intriguing question: Is there a language of fish? Gilles Fonteneau, a longtime colleague of the legendary Jacques Cousteaus Calypso team, fulfilled a lifelong dream when in 2001 he launched his own exploration, aboard the 45-foot catamaran Prince de Vende, into the silent world of the sea. Little did he know when he set out that his efforts to better understand the dynamics of the tectonic plates of the region would have such worldwide significance, as shown by the tsunami disaster of southeast Asia in December 2004. His second goal, sponsored by NASA and the Bacardi Family Foundation, to make acoustic recordings of the regions fish, produced startling results, which will go a long way toward understanding and protecting threatened species. As fascinating as it is scientifically revealing, Murmurs FROM THE DEEP sheds new light on the ever-mysterious underwater world.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Admiral Francois Bellec
Prologue: The Venezuelan Army Plays Waterworld xv
Las Aves: The Isle of Birds Is Sinking
1(28)
Listening to the Silent World
29(16)
The Clock of the Atlantic Ocean
45(16)
The Thousand and One Surprises of Barbuda
61(34)
The Gannets of Dog Island
95(14)
Rose, Anegada, and Our Studio
109(20)
Fire, the Sword, and the Ever Blue Sea
129(24)
Of Rain, Bullets, and Bombs
153(18)
Two Accursed Destinations
171(22)
Satellites and Volcanoes
193(24)
The Cries of Fish and Men
217(16)
The Great Navigators and Their Ships 233(4)
Acknowledgments 237

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