Salmon country: a history of the Pacific salmon.
Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Chronicles the demise of the North American Salmon Industry. More
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Sharks, skates, and rays: the biology of Elasmobranch fishes.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Large octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. A comprehensive overview of Elasmobranch morphology, with information on physiology and biochemistry. More
Salmon, people, and place: a biologist's search for salmon recovery.
Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. Each year wild Pacific salmon leave their oceanic feeding grounds and swim hundreds of miles back to their home rivers. The salmon's annual return is a place-defining event in the Pacific Northwest, with immense ecological, economic, and social significance. However..... More
The rockfishes of the Northeast Pacific.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, text illustrations, maps. From sleek shortbelly rockfish that resemble mackerels to heavy-bodied cowcod, the rockfishes display a bewildering array of shapes, sizes and colors. Some of most important marine fishes on the Pacific Coast of the..... More
Sharks and people: exploring our relationship with the most feared fish in the sea.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Quarto, oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs. A contributing photographer to National Geographic, Thomas P. Peschak brings us as close as possible to sharks in the wild. Alongside the photographs, this book tells the compelling story of the natural history of sharks. Sharks have roamed..... More
The fishes of Illinois.
Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, photographs, text illustrations. The Fishes of Illinois devotes a full chapter to each of the state's twenty-eight families of fishes, identifying each family's common and scientific name and detailing its evolutionary relationships and economic importance. Within the family classifications, genera are defined..... More
Seahorses: mysteries of the oceans.
Boston: Bunker Hill Publishing, 2004. small octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, black and white photographs. A lavishly illustrated cultural history of the seahorse. More
The Salmon: the extraordinary story of the king of fish.
London: William Collins, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A fascinating journey into the extraordinary world of the king of fish: the salmon. This beautiful book explores the natural history of this most mysterious of fishes. Michael Wigan explores the life cycle of the salmon, weaving his own experiences and stories..... More
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