This was a fantastic read - and I will caveat that by saying that a lot of my saying that comes from there being two dedicated chapters about sharks, and many, many other mentions of them in the book!! But, it is a really informative and frankly exciting read - hearing about Steve’s life and encounters with such a varied array of wildlife - as well as a varied array of people and cultures. There were many difficult topics covered in the book - such a whaling - exploring how things that we see as utterly horrific in the west have such huge cultural significance to them in other cultures and how too often we see the world and our beliefs from one point of view, without considering the impact of and on others. I found his explorations of these topics both interesting and very difficult at times to listen to (I listened to the audiobook), as he described the action in such detail - but I was also grateful to have a greater understanding of what each situation was. My overall take away from the book however, is that our oceans are in trouble, and unless we drastically alter our relationships with them and stop the sport and industrial fishing which are having such catastrophic affects on the oceans and the creatures that call them home; we soon won’t have any of the huge, and frankly astonishing diversity and range of life that currently exists in our planets seas. I can definitely recommend it - although it is not for the feint of heart.