If you would like to request a review copy of Life in the World’s Oceans: Diversity, Distribution and Abundance or if you know a colleague who would, please contact Ben Norman at [email protected] or +44 (0) 1243 770 375 

About the Book:

Life in the World’s Oceans: Diversity, Distribution and Abundance

Alasdair D. McIntyre (Editor) 

October 2010,

£120.00 , €144.00, $199.99

ISBN: 978-1-4051-9297-2

This title is available in electronic format.

A news conference to conclude the First Census of Marine Life will take place Mon. Oct. 4 at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle St., London, W1S 4BS.

High-resolution images, video and b-roll for television will be available under embargo, together with a comprehensive Census of Marine Life news release, a summary of the decade's highlights, the texts of books being formally launched Oct. 4, and other products.  

Please email contacts below for access to the materials or for advance accreditation to the news conference.

If unable to attend, it is possible to submit news conference questions via [email protected]

Live news conference audio (and subsequent on-demand review) will be available at www.coml.org

A satellite feed is being created for TV.

About the Census of Marine Life: The Census of Marine Life is a global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans. The Census of Marine Life is an unprecedented undertaking that is significantly contributing to understanding of the marine environment and life in the global ocean. Census researchers are discovering new life forms, finding life in unexpected places, advancing technology to create windows into what was an opaque ocean, and building global partnerships to advance what is know about life below the surface.

For more information about the Census of Marine Life visit: http://www.coml.org