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
Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2000. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Chronicles the demise of the North American Salmon Industry. More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs. In 1980, a group of scientists censusing marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy was astonished at the sight of 25 right whales. It was, one scientist later recalled, "like finding a brontosaurus in the backyard." Until that time, scientists believed..... More
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
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
Jacksonville: University Press of Florida, 2010. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations, map. Provides the first in-depth history of the attempts to provide legal protection for the manatee. Along the way, Pittman takes a close look at the major and minor players in the dispute, from Jacques-Yves Cousteau to Jeb..... More
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2006. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, other illustrations. Reveals aspects of Manatee biology, their relation to the environment, and the biopolitics that result from the intersection of science and wildlife management. Looks at such topics as the microorganisms that cause manatee die-offs during red tide blooms..... More