Advanced unknown species found in the oceans manipulate the oceans to attack humans

The Swarm is a global environmental thriller based on the writings of Frank Schetsin about the aberrant behavior of the world's marine animals today and the turmoil that aberrant behavior causes. Millions of strange worms suddenly appear on the floor of the North Sea, burrowing through frozen methane and threatening the stability of the entire continental shelf. Swarms of mussels prevent large ships from maneuvering. Poisonous jellyfish, lobsters and whales begin attacking humans along the world's coasts. Scientists and militaries around the globe come together to tackle the greatest challenge facing humanity. They make the chilling discovery that we are not the only intelligent species on the planet, and that deep beneath the sea there exists a collective intelligence that has suffered the ravages of civilization in its habitat and decided to fight back