Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. In this fascinating account, Bearzi takes us inside the world of a marine scientist and offers a firsthand understanding of marine mammal behaviour, as well as the frustrations, delights, and creativity that make up dolphin research. In this... More about Dolphin confidential: confessions of a field biologist

London: Bloomsbury Publishing, (2016. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations, maps. There are many opportunities to see whales, dolphins and porpoises in the seas around Europe and this comprehensive and authoritative guide covers everything you need to know about where, when and how to watch them. Packed with useful... More about Mark Carwardine's guide to whale watching in Britain and Europe

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, maps. Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would provide a sustainable whaling industry. This book tells the story... More about Whales and nations: environmental diplomacy on the high seas

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017. Large octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations, line drawings. Beaked whales have been shrouded in mystery for most of the twentieth century. Denizens of deep, remote ocean waters and highly resistant to life in captivity, they have proven notoriously difficult for humans to observe. Over... More about Beaked whales: a complete guide to their biology and conservation

Sofia: Pensoft, 2008. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book is a combination history of some aspects of Marine Mammal Science and a narrative of a special voyage by the author into the world of marine mammals. Although the study of marine mammals has a very long history, the modern era... More about Fifty years of flukes and flippers: a little history and personal adventures with Dolphins,...

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, The Western world has had an enduring love affair with dolphins since the early 1960s, with fanciful claims of their 'healing powers' and 'super intelligence'. Myths and pseudoscience abound on the subject. Justin Gregg weighs up the claims made about dolphin intelligence and... More about Are dolphins really smart: the mammal behind the myth

Vercelli: White Star, 2011. Quarto, dustwrapper, color photographs. A volume of photographs that invites you to discover cetaceans, this book provides a surprisingly intense portrait of dolphin and whale life, and a fascinating journey through images. The texts, which are scientifically rigorous but still pleasant to read, are accompanied by... More about Gentle giants: an emotional face to face with dolphins and whales

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Octavo, laminated boards, colour and black and white photographs, maps. Whale-watching has been portrayed by destinations and business operators, and advocated by environmental groups, as a sustainable activity and a humane alternative to whaling. In recent years however, the sustainability of these activities has increasingly... More about Whale-watching: sustainable tourism and ecological management

Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs. Marine biologist Micheline Jenner discovered humpback breeding grounds off the Kimberley coast, has swum through orange golfball-sized pygmy blue whale poo to uncover a feeding spot, and is one of very few people to witness a humpback whale... More about The secret life of whales: a marine biologist reveals all

Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour and black and white 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."... More about The urban whale: North Atlantic Right whales at the crossroads

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, maps. Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, are threatened by multiple global problems. This book provides comparative information on all four surviving species. It presents detailed scientific summaries, covering sirenian feeding biology; reproduction and... More about Ecology and conservation of the Sirenia: dugongs and manatees

London: Reaktion Books, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. With their prominent tusks and distinctive whiskers, these odd-looking but charismatic animals have long held a crucial place in the lives and folklore of Arctic indigenous cultures, both as a vital food source and... More about Walrus