I often find such a ** on the Internet: a group of people wearing rubber shoes carrying buckets, holding hooks or shovels, rummaging on the beach after low tide, digging and digging, looking for all kinds of seafood, and calling it "catching the sea".
What kind of activity is "catching the sea"? Recently, I was reading this set of popular science comics on marine life produced by Hou Lang "Let's Catch the Sea", which introduced readers to the ancient and interesting activity of "catching the sea" in the form of comics.
But before we understand what "catching the sea" is, let's first understand this set of comics!
1.A set of popular science comics for "mangroves".
In 2001, he established the Mangrove Project Group of the Xiamen University Green Field Association, which is dedicated to promoting and promoting basic research and protection of coastal wetlands dominated by mangroves. However, when it comes to promoting and disseminating knowledge about mangroves and other coastal wetlands and related conservation efforts, public awareness of such knowledge is very low.
In 2019, in order to better raise the public's awareness of coastal wetland protection, Dr. Liu Yi teamed up with Lin Junqing, Director of Communication and Design of Putian Green Alliance Coastal Wetland Research Center, to create the "Mangrove Slow Comics", which is the predecessor of this set of coastal wetland science comics.
2022 In 2023, Dr. Liu Yi's creative team added a newly conceived comic story on the basis of "Mangrove Slow Comics", and under the leadership of two "leading" comic characters, namely Shi Xiaohuang and Dr. Liu, they explored various areas of the seaside step by step, such as mangrove tidal flat areas, intertidal zones, wetlands and beaches, shallow sea areas, reef areas, etc., and learned about various marine species.
2.What is "catching the sea"? What does "catching the sea" mean to us?
"Catching the sea" is a fairly unfamiliar activity for those who live inland and have never seen much of the sea, but for those who have lived by the sea since childhood, it is really a survival skill.
There is an old saying that "the mountains eat the mountains, and the water eats the water", and those who live by the sea need to rely on the sea for survival resources. For example, those who have a boat at home can go to sea to fish, while those who do not go to sea will carry various tools to the beach to find and pick up all kinds of seafood after the low tide, which is "catching the sea".
However, for ordinary people, "catching the sea" is the best way for us to know and understand the sea, observe marine biodiversity, and understand intertidal biological systems. However, out of the principle of civilization rushing to the sea, when observing and learning the ecological knowledge of relevant marine organisms, it is necessary to "take away any creatures and leave no garbage".
Secondly, before going to the sea, you should understand the local tide information, do not rush to unfamiliar waters to catch the sea without a guide, wear protective equipment when catching the sea in the coastal wetland, and bring good tools for catching the sea, such as gloves, bamboo baskets, shovels, hooks, etc. If you go to the sea on a sunny day, you should also do a good job of sun protection, and if necessary, it is best to bring a medical kit.
3.What can readers learn about marine life through this set of books?
We Rush to the Sea" has been published in four volumes so far, of which the first.
Volumes 1 and 2 tell the story of "Shi Xiaohuang" and "Dr. Liu's" exploration of the sea, from mangrove tidal flat areas, intertidal zones, shallows and other seaside areas to the depths of the sea, and in the process to learn a lot of marine life, including plants, birds, as well as various shrimps, crabs, shellfish, and fish.
The third volume is based on the time line, starting from New Year's Day to ending with International Volunteer Day in December, following Shi Xiaohuang to meet a new friend on every day related to environmental protection and traditional cultural festivals. The fourth book focuses on "occupations" and tells about more than 20 undersea "workers", such as doctors, swordsmen, boxers, singers, etc., each of which represents a creature.
If "Shi Xiaohuang" is responsible for discovering and getting to know "new friends", then "Dr. Liu" is responsible for introducing "new friends", including the species attributes, survival skills, living habits, appearance characteristics and so on of "new friends". It can be said that this set of comics is not only a popular science book on marine life, but also a promotional picture book for the ecosystems of various coastal areas.
Let's go to the sea" is a set of rich content of marine life science comic books, almost all the questions related to mangrove tidal flat areas, beaches, shoals, reefs and other regional organisms, can be found in this book, it is written for children "marine encyclopedia", not only to increase children's knowledge, but also to enhance their awareness of the protection of the marine ecological environment.