Secrets of the Seas

Peter Rowlands · Issue 93, Nov/Dec 2016 · pp. 64–65

Products mentioned: Secrets of the Seas by Alex Mustard and Callum Roberts, The Unnatural History of the Sea by Callum Roberts

Book review Secrets of the Seas by Alex Mustard and Callum Roberts by Peter Rowlands have such a devastating effect on the balance of nature. Follow it up with the early days of scuba diving on the west coast of America which saw the population of abalone decimated and I got it that we, humans, are totally responsible for what is left in the sea. Callum’s calm reporting of the historical facts was absolutely engaging and he used just words alone. Fast forward a few months and my partner in Magic Filters, Alex Mustard, and I were in conversation when he told me about his latest coffee book project which involved ‘an eminent marine conservation biologist’. “That sounds like a good combination” I said and trying to appear worldly read and informed I said “Would that be Callum Roberts?”. The line went quiet and Alex said ”I want to keep this under wraps until the launch”. A few weeks ago I w…