Inspiring Ocean Books To Keep You Busy During Quarantine

Getting a little antsy during these crazy quarantined times? So are we! Have no fear though, because we’ve compiled a list of some amazing ocean inspired books for you catch up on during your down time. Fuel your love for the ocean while also learning some new things!

1. Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey

 Calling all dolphin lovers, this is a MUST read for you! After an inspiring encounter swimming with dolphins in Maui, Susan Casey sets out on an incredible journey to learn everything she possibly can about these creatures. Throughout the book, she travels to areas across the world where dolphins are respected, and even worshipped, along with places where dolphins should never be, such dark marine parks, and dolphin hunting grounds in Japan. Along the way, she sights dolphin facts and information, along with some history of dolphin research, where she introduces leading activists and marine scientists in the world of dolphins.  You will learn all you need to know and more about dolphins during this inspirational quest to learn about one of the oceans most intelligent creatures.

2. War of the Whales: A True Story by Joshua Horwitz

Read the inspiring true story of Joel Reynolds, who exposes the secret of the US Navy’s submarine detection system that floods the ocean with high intensity sounds, driving whales onto beaches. As a legal fight is launched against the US Navy to fight their lethal secret, marine biologist Ken Balcomb who becomes heavily involved, must choose between his conscious and an oath to secrecy he swore to the Navy. This is a marine detective tale that’ll have you gripping to the edge of your bed this quarantine.

3. The Secret Life of Lobsters by Trevor Corson

Lobsters are one of the most iconic species of New England, but how much do you really know about them?! This book will dive you into the world of lobsters as it takes you into a lobstering community, through danger-filled scuba dives, and into the currents of the Gulf of Maine, all while learning from an eccentric group of biologists, to teach you everything there is to know about lobsters.

4. Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans by Sylvia Earle

Sea Change tells the extraordinary adventure of Sylvia Earle’s three decades of undersea exploration, along with an introduction to basic marine biology, and a message of conservation and preservation our ocean is desperately in need of. You can imagine with Sylvia Earle being one of the world’s most famous marine biologists, former chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a veteran of more than 6,000 hours clocked underwater, the founder of an ocean engineering firm, along with a list of other marine achievements, that this book is PACKED with a plethora of knowledge and exciting ocean stories that you won’t want to put down.

5. Deep by James Nestor

While on an assignment in Greece, journalist James Nestor is inspired by his encounter witnessing a man dive 300 feet below the ocean’s surface on a single breath; his first encounter with free diving. In Deep, Nestor embarks on a wild adventure with a gang of extreme free diving athletes and researchers, on a quest to discover secrets of our oceans and its creatures, along with discoveries on the limits of the human body. On his journey, he discovers seals that can dive to 2,400 feet below the surface, sharks that can navigate through pitch black water, whales communicating with each other hundreds of miles away, along with a list of other wild encounters and discoveries.

Hopefully you get a chance to read one of these fascinating marine biology books in all your down time! Stay safe and keep loving and learning about our oceans!