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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, $19.95)

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)

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)

 
Dive, The Ultimate Guide To 60 Of The Worlds Top Dive Locations

Dive, The Ultimate Guide To 60 Of The Worlds Top Dive Locations


by Monty Halls

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 318 PAGES

A glossy, over-size compendium of dive sites worldwide with chapters on the Caribbean, Europe, Mediterranean, Red Sea and Indian Ocean, and the Pacific. Each site gets four pages with a map, overview, color photographs and travel information. (DIV50, $29.95)

Footprint Diving the World

Footprint Diving the World


by Beth Tierney | Shaun Tierney

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

This beautifully illustrated guide covers 220 favorite dive sites in Australia and the Pacific, Central America, the Red Sea, East Africa, Thailand, Indonesia and the South Pacific. (OCE102, $29.95)

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)

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)

A Natural History of Shells

A Natural History of Shells


by Geerat Vermeij

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 207 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated look at the biology of shells. (CRB14, $26.95)

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)

Dive Atlas of the World

Dive Atlas of the World


by Jack Jackson

  • SPORT
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 300 PAGES

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

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)

Shells, Guide to the Jewels of the Sea

Shells, Guide to the Jewels of the Sea


by Giorgio Gabbi

  • SCIENCE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 168 PAGES

A nicely illustrated overview of the biology, habitats and beauty of shells, featuring color photographs of marine mollusks in their natural habitat. (OCE52, $45.00)

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)

The Blue Planet, Seas of Life


by BBC

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

Narrated by David Attenborough, this four-DVD boxed set features all eight extraordinary episodes of the BBC/Discovery documentary. (OCE88, $59.99)

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 Ocean World

The Ocean World


by Jacques Cousteau

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1992
  • HARD COVER
  • 446 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The classic gorgeously illustrated overview of ocean life by Jacques Cousteau and his team. (OCE40, $34.98)

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, $49.95)

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 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, $27.50)

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)

Wondrous Secrets of the Ocean Realm


by Howard Hall

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

A PBS documentary filmed among the corals, fishes, sharks, whales and other wonders of the underwater world. (OCE116, $59.99)

Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific

Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific


by Terence M. Gosliner

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 314 PAGES

A comprehensive handbook to 1,000 marine invertebrates by a leading expert from the California Academy of Sciences. (DIV19, $45.00)

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)

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 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)

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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