One picture is enough to understand the sea!
A marine encyclopedia showing everything about the sea

Julia Rothman, who has been consistently loved by domestic readers through 『Natural Anatomy Atlas』, 『Farm Anatomy Atlas』, and 『Food Anatomy Atlas』, has published her new book 『Sea Anatomy Atlas』.
Julia Rothman, a bestselling author who not only receives attention from major American media outlets such as the New York Times and the Washington Post, but also receives over 2,000 reader comments and five-star reader reviews on Amazon.com every time a book is published.
She has conveyed knowledge and information from various fields, including science and history, cities and nature, food and animals, through sensuous and warm pictures and stories. The world she has explored this time is the 'sea'.


This book began with a handwritten letter from a girl who lived by the sea and dreamed of becoming a marine biologist.
Since the publication of the [Anatomy Atlas] series, the author has received many messages of encouragement and gratitude from readers around the world.
Not only through email, but also through social media, we have been seeing endless posts from readers living simple lives with the [Anatomy Atlas] series, and children have been sending handwritten letters along with carefully drawn drawings.
One of the girls suggested that he tell her a story about the sea, and for the author, who has conveyed the beauty and value of life and beings that coexist with humans through warm pictures in his previous three books, the expansive 'Sea Story' guides readers into another mysterious world.


The book is full of detailed and interesting knowledge and information about the ocean, including the Earth, which is 70% covered by water, tides and ocean currents, the names of various marine life such as fish, sharks, seaweed, coral reefs, and seals, their anatomical knowledge, their struggle for survival, marine phenomena, and the beach, a treasure trove of life.
In particular, the story of the beginning of the oceans due to continental drift, rising water temperatures caused by plastic and global warming, environmentally destructive fishing, the giant garbage patch, and climate change not only provides a glimpse into the history of the Earth, but also raises awareness of the environmental crisis facing the world.


To ensure the accuracy of the content and to help readers understand it, President Kim Woong-seo of the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), who reviewed the book, recommends the book to readers as follows:
“The vast ocean and the diverse marine life that lives within it are all contained in one small book.
As the title suggests, 『Sea Anatomy Atlas』 is a marine encyclopedia that shows everything about the sea in detail, and a microscope that allows you to observe the sea in detail.
“Let’s take a book and set off to the mysterious sea.”

Octopuses live anywhere there is sea water, but when they are not actively foraging, they prefer to hide in coral reefs and reefs on the bottom.
They reproduce by laying eggs only once during their one to five year lifespan.
The male uses specialized feet to deliver a large spermatophore containing sperm to the female, and then dies immediately.
Mother octopuses are known for their exceptionally attentive maternal instincts.
For months, the mother gently blows fresh water over the more than 100,000 eggs she has attached to her hiding place.
Meanwhile, the mother not only does not leave her seat, but she does not even eat.
The mother octopus dies shortly after the eggs hatch.
Octopuses exhibit behaviors reminiscent of the intelligence of higher animals.
Captive octopuses are considered master escapees, able to squeeze their bodies through any hole larger than their mouths.
Octopuses can also remove lids and open locks, and have been seen eating seafood trapped in adjacent tanks before returning to their own.
--- From "The Appearance of an Octopus"

Sharks have a fearsome image as relentless, vengeful hunters who relish the sight of humans.
Just a single fin cutting through the water can be enough to trigger extreme fear in those who suffer from a fear of sharks.
But in terms of risk, it is far less dangerous than lightning or a lawn mower.
Of the over 500 species of sharks, fewer than 10 pose a threat to humans.
Worldwide, there are no more than 90 shark attacks on humans each year, and only a few are fatal.
In comparison, more than 100 million sharks are killed by humans each year.
--- From "The Appearance of Ivory"

Humpback whales spend 90% of their time consuming fish each day, consuming up to 2.3 tons of fish in preparation for their long-distance migrations.
The complex and cooperative social structure of humpback whales is clearly revealed in their hunting behavior.
A pod of up to 60 humpback whales surrounds a school of small fish below.
When a pod of whales exhales through their blowholes, a 'net' of bubbles is formed, disorienting fish and trapping them in a dense ball-shaped net of bubbles.
Get trapped.
The whales emit a unique call to signal the start of their feast, then they all open their mouths and dive towards the school of fish.
Using this technique, humpback whales can swallow fish weighing tens to hundreds of kilograms in a single gulp.
--- From "Bubble Net Hunting"


Kelp can grow more than 30 centimeters a day, providing a huge amount of food for sea urchins, which are notoriously voracious eaters.
The cunning sea otter ties its young to kelp leaves as it dives into the water to catch sea urchins.
Sea bass, crabs, jellyfish, rockfish, and even whales live in the safe kelp forests as their home.
Cormorants, gulls, terns and herons also feed on the abundant food available here.
The abundance provided by kelp forests attracts predators such as sharks, seals, and sea lions.
They hide in dense kelp forests when hunting for food.
--- From "Kelp Forest"

Over the past 200 years, commercial fishing has had a negative impact on the world's fish populations.
Large ships, like floating factories, stay at sea for long periods of time, catching hundreds of tons of fish, washing and processing them on board, and then storing them in freezers.
… vessels engaged in purse seine fishing spread out a 1.6-kilometer-long net firmly anchored to the bottom.
When the net is pulled back onto the boat, thousands of commercially valuable fish such as tuna, sardines and squid are caught.
These fishing practices kill hundreds of thousands of 'unwanted' fish, seabirds, sea turtles, sharks, dolphins, seals and whales every year.

--- Among the "fishing industries that cause a lot of environmental damage"