Unique nature captured in spectacular images. The Bodden landscape on the Baltic Sea, which became the Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park in 1990, combines countless superlatives. It is home to Germany's only true marine national park, located between Darss and Rügen. Nowhere else in the world can you find unique cold-water lagoons, forests, beaches, and moors so closely together. Here, the nurseries of fish and resting and breeding grounds for millions of birds can be found. The Baltic Sea continuously shapes the coastline, eroding land in some areas while depositing it elsewhere. This natural heritage was referred to by the then Environment Minister Klaus Töpfer as the "table silver of German unity." As a marine national park, it quickly became known as the "silver fish cutlery." This illustrated book entertainingly and factually portrays the history and unique features of the national park, showcasing the inexhaustible wealth of this extraordinary landscape.