One Hundred Years of Marine Science in South Africa, Various Authors

First Edition, South Africa The Chief Directorate Sea Fisheries. 1995. Paperback, pictorial card wraps, saddle-stitched, wraps have some light shelf scuffing. Page 3 has a previous owners name. otherwise clean and tight; pp. 34 (upper cover included in pagination); photographs, maps and some artwork. Lower wrapper very slightly curled. Very good condition. "This year the centenary of marine science in South Africa is celebrated and the National Marine Day booklet for 1995 is devoted to the practical application of marine science and how it influences people's everyday lives. Tribute is also paid to the father of marine science in South Africa, John Dow Fisher Gilchrist." Following a brief biography of Gilchrist, the contents are: Ocean Physics - The Environmental Engine, by Dr L Vere Shannon; Plankton and the Food Chain, by Dr Grant C Pitcher and Dr Mark J Gibbons; One Hundred Years of Marine Geology in South Africa, by Dr John Rogers; The Conservation and Utilisation of South Africa's Marine Resources, by Dr Andy I L Payne; The Invincible Resource, by Lesley Shackleton; South Africa's Antarctic Endeavours, by Dr Denzil G M Miller; Marine Biological Diversity Around South Africa, Dr Mark J Gibbons; Marine Education - Into the Future, by Judy Mann-Lang. This contains a brief write up on marine biological diversity around South Africa, ocean physics, marine education, marine geology and on other invisible resources. ISBN:- 0621169676. 210 x 297 mm.