Somewhere Beyond the Sea

A gripping adventure and poignant love story about two idealistic people who dedicate their lives to sea mammals to forget about themselves.

Join Liz, an emotionally wounded American animal rights journalist, as she ventures to Japan on a mission to expose the capturing of dolphins for human entertainment. She clashes with the rigid culture and with Kaito, a repressed Japanese dolphin trainer fixated on communicating with dolphins to help humankind.

Despite their vast differences, their mutual love of dolphins opens a crack to their inner barriers. They join forces to protect the animals from fisherman and corrupt politicians who will do anything to silence them.

When another devastating tsunami threatens the country, the public calls for a reliable early warning system. Will Liz and Kaito trim their ideals, commit to each other and save thousands of lives?

Growing up in Northern Minnesota around lakes and exploring woods with my dog, I wanted to become a fish and game officer, vowing I’d never be confined to an office. After graduate school, I moved to New York and sat in a cubicle writing advertising copy. For twenty years, I wrote for others, including corporate speeches, early literacy materials and video memoirs for hospice patients. Finally, I was able to write what I was passionate about: mountain lions, dogs and dolphins, and protecting the environment we all live in. If we cannot save our wildlife, we cannot save ourselves.DD Berquist