Aquatic Life

The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen & Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean (P.S.)
by Trevor Corson

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In this intimate portrait of an island lobstering community and an eccentric band of renegade biologists, journalist Revor Corson escorts the reader onto the slippery decks of fishing boats, through danger-filled scuba dives, and deep into the churning... (read more)
 
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A Voyage for Madmen
by Peter Nichols

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In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the... (read more)
 
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Whales and Dolphins

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by Lynne Cox

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You'd swear from the synopsis that it's fiction, grist for an after-school special or Disney's latest blockbuster. But, no, seventeen-year-old long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox, training one morning off the California coast, discovered a baby gray whale... (read more)
 
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Field Guides

The Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life in the Pacific Northwest
by J Duane Sept

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A concise beautifully illustrated guide that aids in identifying the most common intertidal animals and plants of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.... (read more)
 
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Sharks Rays and Skates

The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks
by Susan Casey

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A journalist's obsession brings her to a remote island off the California coast, home to the world's most mysterious and fearsome predators — and the strange band of surfer-scientists who follow them. Susan Casey was in her living room when she... (read more)
 
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Fish

Monsters of the Sea
by Richard Ellis

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A fascinating exploration of sea monsters.... (read more)
 
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Fisheries

Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs
by Andy Hillstrand

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“Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware,” goes the chorus of an old sailors’ sing-along that celebrates the allure and danger of the seafaring life. But make no mistake–there truly is much to beware for those... (read more)
 
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Seaweed and Algae

Pacific Seaweeds
by Louis D Druehl

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"Pacific Seaweeds" is the authoritative guide to over 100 common species of seaweeds in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from the coastline of southeast Alaska to central California.... (read more)
 
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Seashells

Shells (White Star Guides: Underwater World)
by Giorgio Gabbi

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Brimming with superb underwater photographs, hundreds of meticulously drawn color illustrations, tables, and graphs, this volume invites readers to observe the complex and beautiful world of shells more closely. The first part of the book explains how... (read more)
 
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Blue Frontier Dispatches From Americ 2ND Edition Blue Frontier Dispatches From Americ 2ND Edition
by David Helvarg

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A panoramic, highly readable report on the state of America's coastlines and the ocean wilderness off our shores, by a veteran environmental journalist. Gives the inside scoop on issues that have become major talking points for Americans since the... (read more)
 
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Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis
by Joseph E Taylor

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This is a paperbound reprint of a 1999 book about which Book News wrote: Taylor (history, Iowa State U.) examines the social, cultural, economic, and environmental contexts of the decline of salmon in the Pacific Northwest from the aboriginal fisheries... (read more)
 
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Marine Mammals

Beautiful Minds: The Parallel Lives of Great Apes and Dolphins
by Maddalena Bearzi

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Apes and dolphins: primates and cetaceans. Could any creatures appear to be more different? Yet both are large-brained intelligent mammals with complex communication and social interaction. In the first book to study apes and dolphins side by side... (read more)
 
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Shore Life

1001 Questions Answered about the Seashore
by Norman John Berrill

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Comprehensive compendium of facts about dolphins, sea snails, sponges, starfish, fishes, shore birds, many other creatures of the strand. Detailed coverage of appearance, breeding, growth, feeding, much more. 167 drawings. 16 page photo-section. 1,106... (read more)
 
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Coasts

The Northwest Coast: A Natural History
by Stewart T Schultz

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This fascinating book provides a rich synthesis of geology, climatology, and oceanography as the backdrop for an examination of the animal and plant communities of the West Coast from Cape Mendocino to Cape Flattery. It provides insight into the... (read more)
 
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Oceanic Exploration

The Last Dive: A Father and Son's Fatal Descent Into the Ocean's Depths
by Bernie Chowdhury

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What price are you willing to pay for adventure and knowledge? Spurred on by a fatal combination of obsession and ambition, Chris and Chrisy Rouse, an experienced father-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve wide-spread recognition for their... (read more)
 
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Edibles of the Sea

Clams: How to Find, Catch and Cook Them
by Curtis J Badger

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-- Expert advice on how to bring home a bounty<BR>-- Types of clams described and which make the best eating<BR>-- Natural history details of help to any clammer<P>This practical, illustrated how-to book describes the best ways to clam,... (read more)
 
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Aquatic Life

Marine Biology Coloring Book 2ND Edition
by Thomas M Niesen

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Enter the delicate, complex world of underwater life through extraordinarily detailed, hand-drawn illustrations and newly updated text. The Marine Biology Coloring Bookwill serve as an excellent resource and guide. The process of coloring will focus your... (read more)
 
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