DEEP WATER The World in the Ocean

DEEP WATER is both a call to action to combat climate change and a celebration of the marvels of the ocean. Narrator Stephen James King's performance expresses those twin intentions with grace notes of wonder alongside clear worry and concern. King's gentle Australian accent is a constant reminder that rising ocean temperatures are a global catastrophe. Bradley casts his net widely, delving into the use of oceans for transporting enslaved people, European preferences for breaststroke over freestyle as more "civilized," the inundation of the remote Cocos Islands with plastic rubbish, and the tragic bleaching of coral on the Great Barrier Reef. Fish communicate more than we realize, but the cacophony of increasing numbers of ships in the ocean is changing their patterns of behavior and habitat. A.B. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2024]