PETER NEILL is founder and director of the World Ocean Observatory. Throughout his career he has contributed to organizations devoted to marine affairs, education, and culture. He was President of the South Street Seaport Museum from 1985-2004, is past President of the Council of American Maritime Museums and the International Congress of Maritime Museums; is co-founder of The Sound School and The Harbor School. He has written numerous other non-fiction and fiction titles including "The Once and Future Ocean", "3", "A Time Piece", "Mock Turtle Soup", "Maritime America" and many others.
