Disc 1. Water: the source of life
Ocean currents and why they matter
The origin and diversity of ocean life
Beaches, estuaries, and coral reefs
Life in polar and deepwater environments
Phytoplankton and other authotrophs
Disc 2. Invertebrate life in the ocean
An overview of marine vertebrates
Fish: the first vertebrates
Marine megavertebrates and their fisheries
Marine reptiles and birds
Disc3. The evolutionary history of whales
The taxonomy of Marine mammals
How animals adapt to ocean temperatures
Mammalian swimming and buoyancy
Adaptations for diving deep in the ocean
The importance of sound to ocean life
Disc 4. Food and foraging among marine mammals
Marine mammal interactions with fisheries
Breeding and reproduction in a large ocean
Behavior and sociality in marine mammals
Marine mammal distribution around the globe
Intelligence in marine mammals
Disc 5. The charismatic megavertebrates
The evolution of whale research
The urban ocean: human impact on marine life
Our role in the ocean's future.
