中文简介：

本书通过300多张图片体验海洋的力量、神秘和美丽，包括水下摄影、海洋学地图和科学插图，以及绘画、雕塑和流行电影。在这本关于人类与海洋世界关系的视觉庆典中，海洋学和艺术发生了碰撞。从早期的航海图、科学插图和令人震惊的海底地图，到古罗马的马赛克、日本的木版画和流行文化的简讯，《海洋》带领读者跨越各大洲和各地文化，领略3000多年的历史。生动的全页图片揭示了史前的海洋生物和化石、神秘的动植物、深海的神话生物和当今的冲浪“偶像”。探索大堡礁的各种鱼群和珊瑚，地球上最深位置的水母，以及北极和南极水域的生命。了解海洋由于气候变化活动而面临的危险，以及保护主义者为造福水下生态系统所做的不懈努力。本书由海洋生物学家、研究科学家、保护主义者、摄影师、博物馆馆长以及来自野生动物保护协会和斯克里普斯海洋学研究所等组织的专家组成的小组共同开发，详细阐述了西尔维娅·厄尔（Sylvia Earle）的观察：“每个人，每个地方，都与海洋有着千丝万缕的联系，并完全依赖于海洋的存在。”

英文简介：

Experience the force, mystery, and beauty of the ocean and seas through more than 300 images - featuring underwater photography, oceanographic maps and scientific illustrations, as well as paintings, sculptures and popular films.Oceanography and art collide in this visual celebration of humans' relationship with the marine world. From early nautical cartography, scientific illustrations and astounding maps of the ocean floor to ancient Roman mosaics, Japanese woodblock prints and pop-culture ephemera Ocean takes readers across continents and cultures, spanning more than 3,000 years of history.Vivid, full-page images reveal prehistoric marine creatures and fossils, mysterious flora and fauna, mythical creatures of the deep and surfing icons of today. Explore the diverse groups of fish and coral on the Great Barrier Reef, jellyfish from the deepest location on Earth and life in the polar waters of the Arctic and Antarctic. Learn about the dangers facing our planet's oceans due to climate change activity and the dedicated efforts of conservationists to benefit our underwater ecosystems.Developed with a panel of marine biologists, research scientists, conservationists, photographers, museum curators and experts from organizations including the Wildlife Conservation Society and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Ocean illustrates Sylvia Earle's observation: ‘Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea.’