Laura Trethewey
Laura Trethewey is a Canadian journalist and author of two books about the ocean. She has also edited the Vancouver Aquarium’s storytelling website, Ocean.org, where she wrote and produced weekly videos about the sea.
Books by Laura Trethewey
“I have been writing about the oceans for a while now. My first book, The Imperiled Ocean, portrays the ocean from various perspectives, through the stories of refugees, artists, and scientists. While writing it, I realized I like writing about ocean science. In that book I wrote about the biologist Erin Stoddard who works with white sturgeon, an incredible dinosaur-like fish that can inhabit both rivers and oceans. It is just the coolest thing for marine scientists that a fish can breathe in saltwater and in freshwater.” Read more...
The Best Books of Ocean Journalism
Laura Trethewey, Journalist
Interviews with Laura Trethewey
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The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It
by Helen Scales -
2
The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
by Ian Urbina -
3
Mapping the Deep
by Robert Kunzig -
4
Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
by James Nestor -
5
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
by Susan Casey
The Best Books of Ocean Journalism, recommended by Laura Trethewey
The Best Books of Ocean Journalism, recommended by Laura Trethewey
Humans have mapped only 25 percent of the seafloor, so the ocean is ripe for exploration and investigation. Environmental journalist and author Laura Trethewey recommends five books by ‘ocean journalists’ that explore the life, crime and science of the seas.
Interviews where books by Laura Trethewey were recommended
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1
The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It
by Helen Scales -
2
The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
by Ian Urbina -
3
Mapping the Deep
by Robert Kunzig -
4
Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
by James Nestor -
5
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
by Susan Casey
The Best Books of Ocean Journalism, recommended by Laura Trethewey
The Best Books of Ocean Journalism, recommended by Laura Trethewey
Humans have mapped only 25 percent of the seafloor, so the ocean is ripe for exploration and investigation. Environmental journalist and author Laura Trethewey recommends five books by ‘ocean journalists’ that explore the life, crime and science of the seas.
