Laura Trethewey is an award-winning ocean and environmental journalist and author of The Imperiled Ocean: Human Stories of a Changing Sea. Her writing has appeared in the The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, Courrier International, The Guardian, The Walrus, Toronto's Globe and Mail, Hakai Magazine, and Canadian Geographic. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia and won Canada's Writers' Trust Rising Star Award in 2020.
"""A riveting ocean of a book, packed with gripping adventures, high-stakes exploration and political intrigue. Trethewey leads us to the bottom of the sea and deftly shows why it all matters so much."" — Helen Scales, author of The Brilliant Abyss ""There is no doubt in my mind that the ocean plays the most massive role in our past, present, and future—from transportation to planet health to long term sustainability. The Deepest Map shines a light on this massive yet ever-changing force and helps bring into focus so many unanswered questions, while giving us a beautiful reminder of how important it is to educate and protect these waters to the best of our abilities."" — Garrett McNamara, Big Wave surfer, co-creator of the documentary series 100 Foot Wave and author of Hound of the Sea ""The Deepest Map is a fascinating, poetic love letter to our planet and to the scientists and explorers risking their lives to understand its unconscious. With exhaustive reporting, Trethewey takes us on an awe-inspiring and humbling adventure that makes us realize how much we still have to learn about our home."" — Jaimal Yogis, author of All Our Waves Are Water"