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by David E Cartwright  Publisher Comments This book provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the Ancient Greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniques. Tidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians:... (read more)  List Price $65.00 Your price $18.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by Thomas P. Peschak Publisher Comments Southern Africa's coast is the meeting place of two ocean giants - the Benguela current of the Atlantic Ocean and the Agulhas of the Indian Ocean. They clash fiercely at the continent's southern tip, dividing the region into two contrasting marine... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $20.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Larry G Ward Publisher Comments This volume in the Living with the Shore series provides practical and specific information on the status of the nation's coast and useful guidelines that enable residents, visitors, and investors to live with and enjoy the shore without costly and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Edward Marriott Publisher Comments Nicaragua's Atlantic coast is home to the most dangerous of fish, the bull shark, a lethal predator with a fearsome appetite and the only shark that swims in inland waters. Braving Nicaragua's hurricane-torn wilderness of mangrove swamps, Edward Marriott... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Kenneth S Norris Publisher Comments Twenty years in the making by a distinguished dolphin expert and his associates, The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin is the first comprehensive scientific natural history of a dolphin species ever written. From their research camp at Kealakeakua Bay in Hawaii... (read more) List Price $48.00 Your price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Robert D Ballard Publisher Comments Ballard's perspective on specific events in the history of deep-sea explorations is fresh and exciting. This is an important record of the remarkable progression in technology from extremely primitive underwater diving bells to a multiplicity of manned... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price $7.80 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Kieran Mulvaney Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-329) and index.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Richard Ellis Publisher Comments From one of the world's leading experts on the sea comes this ocean-sized compendium of aquatic life and lore. Richard Ellis--who is also recognized as America's foremost painter of marine subjects--gives us a masterful synthesis of years of... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $24.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Sam Hinton Publisher Comments The dry land is one world and the wet sea is another, but the line separating them is ever-changing. Sam Hinton provides an introduction to this fascinating zone and its contiguous waters and to some of the many creatures who make the southern California... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Commis Marine Board Publisher Comments Also, the committee outlines efforts to set an acceptable level of risk for species introduction using the techniques of risk analysis. "Stemming the Tide" will be important to all stakeholders in the issue of unwanted species introduction through... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Alice Jane Lippson Publisher Comments Published in 1984, the first edition of Life in the Chesapeake Bay became an instant classic, providing fascinating insights into some of the more than two thousand plants and animals that make their home in America's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay.... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Peter Heller Publisher Comments For two months, journalist Heller was aboard the pirate ship the "Farley Mowat" as it stalked its prey--a Japanese whaling fleet. Now, Heller chronicles this hair-raising journey, whose mission was to stop illegal whaling in the stormy, remote seas off... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $17.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Stephan Gollasch Publisher Comments Maritime canals dissolve natural barriers to the dispersal of marine organisms, thus providing novel opportunities for natural dispersal, as well as for shipping-mediated transport. The introduction of alien species has proved to be one of the most... (read more) List Price $159.00 Your price $68.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Richard Ellis Publisher Comments Lavishly illustrated and definitive work on the great white shark.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price $22.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Robert Hendrickson Publisher Comments As expansive as the ocean itself, this entertaining, informative almanac offers hundreds of fascinating essays, anecdotes, facts, legends, and mysteries concerning the sea, its amazing inhabitants--both real and apocryphal--and the men and ships who have... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John E Reynolds Publisher Comments This identification guide and general reference also provides steps on how to protect these popular marine mammals and their environment when diving, fishing, boating, etc.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Sylvia A Earle Publisher Comments Discover the best kept secrets of our natural heritage, the 12 national sanctuaries created to safeguard pristine marine environments, protect precious oceanic species and historic sites, and provide a dramatic, unforgettably magical realm beneath the... (read more) List Price $40.50 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by David Helvarg Publisher Comments A fascinating account of America's oceans and ocean politics, Blue Frontier explores the impact of history, commerce, and policy on marine life -- and by extension all life on earth. From the legacy of navy-funded research and development since World War... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Curtis J Badger Publisher Comments -- 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) List Price $7.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Nancy Lord 
Publisher Comments Living in waters adjacent to Anchorage, Alaska, the beluga whales of Cook Inlet are an isolated and genetically distinct population. Thought to number more than 1000 in the early 1990s, a sharp population decline has brought them near extinction... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $6.40 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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