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Friends of the Country Parks & Cosmos Books [Published Date: 2003]. Hardcover, 104 pp. Text in English and Chinese. No other printings listed.
Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997
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In very good condition. Glossy illustrated Paper over Boards have light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Full color photography throughout. Hong Kong, named after its majestic harbour, has a remarkabty varied and rich marine environment - one which nurtures numerous beautiful marine lives. Comparing with its better known terrestrial natural resources, this fascinating underwater world is our best kept secret. Few apart from keen divers and marine biologists know how beautiful and valuable it is. In recent years, public aspiration to care for and know about our marine resources have risen. Since 1996, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department embarked on the Marine Parks Programme and the Artificial Reef Programme to conserve, rehabilitate, and make wise use of our marine environment. These have produced noticeable results....This series of marine conservation publications is a part of our education and publicity programme on Hong Kong's marine environment. The publication aims to promote better care and understanding of our marine environment. Contents include: What are corals? (Classification, Building Units, Struggle to Survive); Distribution; Diversity (How to Identify a Stony Coral?, Reef-building Stony Coral Species in Hong Kong, Common Species); Abundance - Sites of Highest Coral Coverage; Associated Marine Organisms (Having Armour, Having Weapons, Dressing to Kill, Hiding, Camouflaging, Finding Partners, Staying in Numbers); Conservation Status (Significance, Disturbances, Sites of Important Coral Communities, Protection, Something More, Code for Visiting Coral Areas, Reef Check.