Whale Fall Café

This engaging book explores the unique ecosystem that forms around a whale carcass when it lands on the deep ocean floor. It introduces readers to strange and fascinating creatures such as hagfish, zombie worms, and sleeper sharks that feast on the whale remains. A fish in a lab coat acts as a guide, piloting a deep-sea submersible to explore this bizarre underwater scene. The book includes scientifically accurate information with contributions from Dr. Robert Vrijenhoek of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and Dr. Craig Smith, a deep-ocean ecologist at the University of Hawaii, alongside rare whale-fall photos.