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Sea of Cortez Marine Animals

Sea of Cortez Marine Animals

by Daniel W. Gotshall

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 112 PAGES

A handy photographic guide to common fishes and marine invertebrates from Baja to Panama. (BJA06, $24.95)

Reef Fish Identification Caribbean

Reef Fish Identification Caribbean

by Paul Humann

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 400 PAGES

This definitive guide for underwater enthusiasts features 670 stunning color photographs of all the fishes of the tropical Atlantic. We also recommend Gulf of California (BJA39), Galapagos (DIV04) and Tropical Pacific (DIV49) in the same series, $39.95 each. (DIV03, $39.95)

Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life

Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life

by Paul Humann

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES

Humann's compact guide illustrates Caribbean fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants commonly encountered in shallower water. (DIV02, $14.95)

The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean

The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean

by Paddy Ryan

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

The best-selling, take-along guide to coral reefs, coral-reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific. With 200 color photographs. (DIV18, $21.99)

The Art of Diving

The Art of Diving

by Nick Hanna

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 272 PAGES

With hundreds of photographs and chapters on the lure of the underwater world, including where and how we dive, fish watching and meeting with remarkable creatures. (DIV53, $45.00)

Water Light Time

Water Light Time

by David Doubilet

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

The master of underwater photography presents 200 magnificent color photographs spanning the world's oceans and seas in this elegant, oversized collection. (OCE106, $35.00)

 

The Diver's Handbook


by Alan Mountain

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Designed for beginning divers, this illustrated handbook covers everything from equipment and health to conservation. (DIV26, $24.95)

Dive Atlas of the World

Dive Atlas of the World


by Jack Jackson

  • SPORT
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 300 PAGES

With contributions by local experts, this oversized guide -- equipped with superb maps and hundreds of photographs -- highlights coral reefs and dive sites world wide. Edited and with spectacular underwater photography by Jack Jackson. (OCE152, $49.95)

Dive Atlas of the World

Dive Atlas of the World


by Jack Jackson

  • SPORT
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 300 PAGES

With contributions by local experts, this oversized guide -- equipped with superb maps and hundreds of photographs -- highlights coral reefs and dive sites world wide. Edited and with spectacular underwater photography by Jack Jackson. (OCE152, $49.95)

Underwater to Get Out of the Rain, A Love Affair with the Sea

Underwater to Get Out of the Rain, A Love Affair with the Sea


by Trevor Norton

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 385 PAGES

Marine biologist Norton deftly writes of a life enchanted by the sea, weaving tales of adventure and science with memoir and nature. (OCE108, $14.95)

Down Time, Great Writers on Diving

Down Time, Great Writers on Diving


by Ed Kittrell | Casey Kittrell | Jim Kittrell

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 262 PAGES

A diverse anthology on the experience, pleasures and peril of diving by great writers, including Diane Ackerman and William Beebe. A thoughtful collection that communicates the rewards of being underwater. (DIV40, $15.95)

Deep Blue Home

Deep Blue Home


by Julia Whitty

  • SCIENCE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A series of intimate, interconnected essays, this latest by the adventurous, amphibious Julia Whitty (The Fragile Edge, The Queen of Tonga) finds her among the seabirds at Isla Rasa in the Sea of Cortez, sailing Newfoundland's Grand Banks, cruising to Bermuda on an oceanographic research vessel and among the sperm whales in Galapagos but her real interest, marvelously explained, are the great currents that connect the world's oceans. (OCE151, $14.95)

Ocean Duets

Ocean Duets


by Michele Westmoreland | Sylvia Earle

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

This stunning portfolio of color photographs celebrates the diversity of marine life. (OCE107, $12.95)

Planet Ocean

Planet Ocean


by Laurent Ballesta | Pierre Descamp

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES

Ballesta's exquisite photographic portraits celebrate the diversity of life under the sea, from bizarre Antarctic fish and odd benthic creatures to multi-colored reef beauties, turtles, sharks and rays. (OCE115, $40.00)

Reef

Reef


by Scubazoo

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

With splendid color photographs of the reef and its denizens from algae, sponges, and mollusks to fish. (GEN535, $24.95)

The Edge of the Sea


by Rachel Carson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER

Barnacle, the rock weeds, mussels, starfish, snails and crabs, Rachel Carson animates the splendid creatures of the intertidal, covering the Atlantic Coast of the United States from Maine to the Florida keys. (OCE112, $14.95)

The Sea Around Us

The Sea Around Us


by Rachel Carson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

The beautifully illustrated edition of Carson's hugely popular, influential paean to the sea, featuring 130 luminous color photographs. (OCE05, $75.00)

The Unnatural History of the Sea


by Callum Roberts

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 435 PAGES

Roberts brings rigor and anecdote to this persuasive account of the decline of once abundant fisheries in the North Sea, Grand Banks, Chesapeake Bay and other waters. (CON40, $28.00)

Coral Reef Fishes

Coral Reef Fishes


by Ewald Lieske | Robert Myers

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

This compact handbook features 2,500 illustrations of shallow-water fishes around the world. (DIV05, $24.95)

Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific

Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific


by Gerald Allen | D.R. Robertson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER
  • 332 PAGES

An oversize, beautifully illustrated and authoritative survey of Pacific fishes from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Revillagigedos, Cliperton, Cocos Island and Galapagos. (FG50, $87.00)

Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean

Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • PLASTIC CARD

A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 75 reef fish of the Caribbean. (DIV11, $7.50)

Handy Pocket Guide To Tropical Coral Reef Fishes

Handy Pocket Guide To Tropical Coral Reef Fishes


by Gerald Allen

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER

An introduction to 68 tropical fish with stunning color photographs. (PAC167, $8.50)

Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean

Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • PLASTIC CARD

A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV12, $7.50)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes


by C. Lavett Smith

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1997
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 720 PAGES

A photographic guide to coral reef fishes found in the Caribbean, Florida, the Bahamas and Bermuda. (FG24, $21.95)

Reef Coral Identification


by Paul Humann

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 288 PAGES

An invaluable reference featuring 530 color photographs. (DIV09, $34.95)

Reef Fish Identification, Galapagos

Reef Fish Identification, Galapagos


by Paul Humann

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 200 PAGES

With its hundreds of well chosen color photographs and descriptions, this field guide is essential for underwater enthusiasts. (DIV04, $39.95)

Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific

Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific


by Paul Humann | Ned Deloach | Gerald Allen | Roger Steene

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 450 PAGES

This comprehensive guide to Indo-Pacific reef fishes features 2,500 color photographs. (DIV49, $48.00)

Reefcomber's Guide, Caribbean

Reefcomber's Guide, Caribbean


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1982
  • PLASTIC CARD

This double-sided laminated card depicts fish, corals and other invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV46, $7.50)

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