The author Dr. Sukanya Datta, a scientist by profession through this book takes the readers on a journey deep under the waves and also through time. Along the journey many mysteries are uncovered and many discoveries made. Marine World traces the entire saga from how the first oceans were formed and explores realms of the watery world in all its dimensions: geographical, physical, chemical, and biological unfolding, in detail, the secrets of the seas. The lure of the seas is no doubt irresistible.