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Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes Hardcover – Unabridged, Oct. 1 2005

by Andy Lamb (Author), Bernard P. Hanby (Author, Photographer)

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With 1,700 superb colour photographs of over 1,400 species, Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes is the most comprehensive collection of photographs of Pacific Northwest marine life ever published. It is designed to allow the reader to recognize virtually any coastal organism that might be encountered from southern Alaska to southern Oregon―from sea lettuces and feather boa kelp through to the leopard ribbon worm, Pacific red octopus, spiny-thigh sea spider and gutless awning-clam. Each species is identified with photographs and includes a description with information on range, habitat, appearance and behaviour.
Andy Lamb and Bernard Hanby have spent most of their lifetimes studying and recording Pacific Northwest marine life and have completed over 4,000 scuba dives between them. Some of the species included in this volume have never been featured in print before. Colour-coded for quick reference and including a glossary and full index, Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest is a must-have for serious biologists, scuba divers, beachcombers or anyone interested in marine life and beautiful underwater photography.

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"It's easy to get carried away with superlatives, but the depth and range of material in Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest is unprecedented and the photographs (1,700 and counting) are superb! This book pushes our appreciation and understanding of West Coast marine invertebrates to an entirely new level." ― David Rahn, Western Mariner

"Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest is the most comprehensive collection of photographs of Pacific Northwest marine life ever published. It is designed to allow the reader to recognize virtually any coastal organism that might be encountered from southern Alaska to central California―from sea lettuces and feather boa kelp to the leopard ribbon worm, Pacific red octopus, spiny-thigh sea spider and gutless awning-clam. Each species is identified with photographs and includes a description with information on range, habitat, appearance, and behaviour." ― Fisherman Life

"It's unlikely that a diver, beachcomber, or intertidal explorer in the Pacific Northwest will find a marine plant or animal that is not covered in this work."
―Jennifer Ruesink and Alan Trimble, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Discovery

"Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest is, if I may say, Biblio extraordinaria. Highly recommended."
―Catherine Dook, Boat Journal

"This volume should be on every coffee table in the province. The most comprehensive photographic collection of Pacific Northwest marine life ever published."
Christine Scott, North Island MidWeek

About the Author

Andy Lamb is a marine naturalist and educator who has worked as both Chief Collector and Education Coordinator at the Vancouver Aquarium, and as a fish culturist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. He is also an avid SCUBA diver who has been on thousands of dives over the last fifty years. He lives on Thetis Island, BC, where he runs a B&B with his wife Virginia. In 2017 he was appointed to the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's College of Fellows.

Bernard P. Hanby is an avid amateur photographer and scuba diver. He is the recipient of the Vancouver Natural History Society's 2003 Davidson Award for Conservation and Education, and serves on the Conservation and Education Committee of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine SeaLife Science Centre. His photographs have appeared in numerous publications and are displayed in the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre (Sidney, BC) and the Alaska Sea Life Center. He lives in West Vancouver, BC.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harbour Publishing; Unabridged edition (Oct. 1 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 398 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1550173618
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1550173611
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.59 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.35 x 3.05 x 28.96 cm

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Janisinbc

The best book on the Pacific Coast sea life!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 11, 2021

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This book is hands down the very best book there is out there right now for a comprehensive look of all of the sea life on the Pacific West Coast. I am a photographer and like to name the creatures I photograph in tidal pools and when snorkelling and I have never seen such a book. There is a photo of each and every species and a write up.
It really is done so amazingly well!

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Jo-Ann C.

Great for fishes/marine invertebrates only

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 30, 2021

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Fantastic book with incredible full colour images and basic statistics for all creatures. Be aware it does not contain pictures/information on any marine mammals and contains only information for a few select fishes. Great for identifying everything else though.

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Taisa

Wonderful, clear photos

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 6, 2021

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Gorgeous pics. After taking every intertidal book out from the library, this was the clear winner. It's wonderful.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 22, 2013

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First off, I want to reiterate two books I'm sorry for buying: 1) A Field Guide to Atlantic Coast Fishes: North America [Paperback] & 2) A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: From the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras [Paperback].

Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest is absolutely outstanding. Exceptionally clear/vibrant/professional photographs! The "Quick Reference Guide" & "Table of Contents" are very well thought out and easy to follow. Once you pick it up, it's a hard book to put down.

Amazon packaged the order well enough, however, the only downside was the binding was tore inside the front hardcover.

Went out on a limb paying $44.00 - however, the book is worth every penny!

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Luc

Excellent pictures and descriptions

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 4, 2021

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Kids love the book. Great for all ages!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 27, 2020

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This is a great book. Highly recommend it.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 17, 2020

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Very nice book!

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JayLJay

One of my top five fave books

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 6, 2019

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Beautiful book.
I would buy this as a gift for nature lovers. Excellent coffee table book.
Amazing picture.

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HC

Great ID book for PNW marine beach enthusiasts.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2021

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It's a beautiful, heavy, big book, not a pocket version. Keep this at home or in the car, because it has more organisms of the PNW coastline than any other book. The focus is on invertebrates from worms (had no idea there were so many species) to octopus; enough fish and seaweeds are included to round it out. The photos and succinct text give you as much info as you need for a quick ID. The organization is logical and easy to follow, with color coded pages and--best of all--an index. Highly recommended, especially if you use more portable paperback guides but want a lot more organisms.

Jiri N

Stunning masterpiece

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 25, 2010

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This book is truly stunning masterpiece, very nicely organized with lots of great photos. I highly recommend this to anybody and everybody who even tries scuba diving on the west coast (I dive every week in Monterey, CA).

I have two small issues...

1. the book arrived with small damage on the back cover. The package was very nice and the book could not be damaged during shipping. Amazon should do a bit better QA before they ship the books.

2. the book is really great however the format is more "coffee table style" - hard cover with sleeve. It makes it virtually impossible to take it with me for my dive trips and look into it right after diving without damaging it. I wish there would be next to this version also softcover version with easy to flip pages divers and nature lovers could take to the field. Probably the best would be Kindle version I could take on my smartphone with me :-)

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You like PNW marine critters? Then buy this book!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 10, 2014

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I was diving in Canada and the lodge hosts had this book on their dinning room table. After easily finding a type of gunnel, that I have been trying to ID for years, I couldn't put the book down. Before the night was over I had logged in to my Amazon.com mobile app and purchased the book. There was no doubt I wanted it waiting for me when I returned from the trip.

Doubtful the authors meant for the book to be read cover-to-cover, but it's so well put together and pretty to look at that I couldn't help myself. This is a must-have reference book for any Pacific Northwest diver, or anyone looking to learn more about the amazing little beings that inhabit our home waters.

consumer

Excellent book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2009

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We spend a lot of time exploring the beaches of Puget Sound and hadn't been able to find a good guide book to what we were finding. Some books were drawings only that were difficult to match to the critters we found. Some were so thorough that it was difficult to get past all the writing to find what we needed. Some were very brief. Then we discovered this book, which is the perfect blend of excellent photographs that are easy to match up with the actual creatures, enough information to be helpful but not overpowering, and contains far more creatures than any other book we found. It has become a valuable treasure to us as we discover marine life. I would highly recommend it!

red brick perspective

Beautifully illustrated comprehensive guide

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 22, 2020

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Despite much diligent searching, I have found nothing on the internet that comes anywhere close to this comprehensive and beautifully-illustrated book. It's hardly a field guide unless you're training for the West Coast Trail by carrying extra weight on every beach walk, but it is the definitive resource for identifying your photos afterwards. Hefty, and not cheap, but strongly recommended if you want to understand the littoral fauna in depth.

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