"One of the great wonders of the underwater world, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, beckoned the Cousteau team in a way that no other place on earth could do. They traveled there to observe, study, and document an amazing phenomenon, the mass spawning of millions of corals. But what began as an exciting undersea exploration in a familiar environment ended as a richly diverse three-year journey, broadened to include both land and sea. Along the way, the Cousteau explorers teamed up with fishermen and natural scientists, native peoples and island voyagers, as they traveled around and across the fascinating country-continent Down Under." "Telling the story of these varied and exciting explorations are the leader of the group, Jean-Michel Cousteau - inspired and guided by his father, Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau - and his old friend and writing partner Mose Richards.