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On, or near, the equator there are three deep basins surrounded by the islands that make up Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. The shallow waters surrounding the Banda, Celebes, and Sulu Seas contain more different species of marine animal life than any other place on earth.

A film by Steve & Kristina Barsky. If you are planning to visit Chuuk or Palau for the first time, be sure to get hold of this very informative documentary DVD.

The great white sharks of Mossel Bay in South Africa are the subject of this documentary, which first aired in July 2008 as part of National Geographic's 'Wild' series.

Neville Coleman has done a good job of updating his '1001 Nudibranchs' with this eagerly awaited book 'Nudibranchs Encyclopedia'.

This is a picture book of underwater art by Indonesian Windiarto Tjandra with a foreword by Todd Essick. It features Nadine Chandrawinata, a former Miss Universe Indonesia 2006 modelling underwater sans scuba.

If you are a fan of the television show 'Deadliest Catch', you'll want to have a go at this computer simulation game that's based on the series.