Fish Ocean Life category: 917 books
by RENE CASTEX
Language: French
Release Date: December 11, 2016
Language: French
Release Date: December 11, 2016
Sensibiliser et approfondir les connaissances à l’approche du milieu marin.
Acquérir quelques notions sur les lieux de vie et leurs principaux habitants.
by Peter Nichols
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
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 nine men would cross the finish line and earn...
Beneath the Surface
Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
*Now a New York Times Best Seller*
Over the course of two decades, John Hargrove worked with 20 different whales on two continents and at two of SeaWorld's U.S. facilities. For Hargrove, becoming an orca trainer fulfilled a childhood dream. However, as his experience with the whales deepened,...
438 Days
An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
“The best survival book in a decade” (Outside magazine), 438 Days is the true story of the fisherman who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean.
On November 17, 2012, a pair of fishermen left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing...
Amazing Diving Stories
Incredible Tales from Deep Beneath the Sea
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
This collection of true diving stories makes for compelling reading for all divers. Enjoy classic tales of this extreme watersport, from thrilling wreck discoveries to encounters with the bizarre and the beautiful. There are stories of death and disaster, as well as bravery and triumph. Tales of the...
by My Ebook Publishing House
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2013
Thought to be one of the most intelligent and beautiful creatures in our oceans and rivers, dolphins also take on a persona that is adored worldwide. We see them jumping, playing, and even hear them laughing as they have fun in the ocean. Dolphins are some of the most highly intelligent creatures...
Return of the Sea Otter
The Story of the Animal That Evaded Extinction on the Pacific Coast
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
A science journalist's journey along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska to track the status, health, habits, personality, and viability of sea otters--the appealing species unique to this coastline that was hunted to near extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries.
These adorable, furry...
Walking Sideways
The Remarkable World of Crabs
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The world's nearly 7,000 species of crabs are immediately recognizable by their claws, sideways movement, stalked eyes, and thick outer shells. These common crustaceans are found internationally, thriving in various habitats from the edge of the sea to the depths of the ocean, in fresh water or on...
How to Read a Florida Gulf Coast Beach
A Guide to Shadow Dunes, Ghost Forests, and Other Telltale Clues from an Ever-Changing Coast
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2012
Come explore the geology of Florida's Gulf Coast beaches, from a bird's-eye view down to a crab's-eye view. You'll journey from Panhandle sugar-sand beaches to southwestern shell beaches, taking a fresh look at the ever-changing landscape. With Tonya Clayton as your guide, you'll learn how to recognize...
The Last Lobster
Boom or Bust for Maine's Greatest Fishery?
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
From the author of Skipjack & The Melting World comes a mystery: the curious boom in America’s beloved lobster industry and its probable crash
Maine lobstermen have happened upon a bonanza along their rugged, picturesque coast. For the past five years, the lobster population along the...
by Francis Meyrick
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2015
The Tuna Helicopter Industry is regarded by many as the Wild West of helicopter flying, and Francis ‘Moggy’ Meyrick describes his personal experiences as a pilot on board Taiwanese and Korean fishing vessels in the Pacific Ocean. This collection of short stories has it all – hilarity and tragedy,...
by Karen Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Seals by nature are elusive and difficult to see in the wild; yet they are immensely popular, perhaps because they are so graceful and have some surprisingly human qualities, or perhaps it is because they are free to move between our world above the ocean’s surface and an alien world beneath the...
by Matthew Landau
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 1997
Millions of people spend time around the ocean. In doing so, most have come into contact with an animal that has a protective mechanism of some sort. Landau explains in detail, with the aid of illustrations, the types of marine animals that exist in the waters of the Atlantic Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean and the particular type of toxins or dangers each poses.
Blood and Guts
Dispatches from the Whale Wars
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
I pull on my balaclava and step onto the bridge wing. It’s loud outside: I can hear the rumbles of nine vessels’ engines and the hiss of ten water cannons … Suddenly the bridge is full of refugees from the upper deck. They are blocking my view out the back windows, but their faces – afraid, excited,...