Fish Ocean Life category: 917 books
Governing the Coastal Commons
Communities, Resilience and Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Coastal communities depend on the marine environment for their livelihoods, but the common property nature of marine resources poses major challenges for the governance of such resources. Through detailed cases and consideration of broader global trends, this volume examines how coastal communities...
by Carole Marsh Longmeyer
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Carole Marsh Longmeyer has been writing about hurricanes ever since she lived on the North Carolina coast and got blown all the way to Colorado by the back-to-back hurricanes Fran and Bertha.
A long-time resident of Savannah, the author would shake her head at the comments, “Oh, it can’t...
Lessons from the Sand
Family-Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2016
Ever wonder where sand comes from? Or why shells are colored differently? Or how to estimate the size of a wave? Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, Lessons from the Sandreveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of North Carolina...
by Charles Kingsley
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references,...
by Rowena Kong
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Embark on a refreshing pictorial journey to discover the diverse Vancouver nature's best that its much loved Jericho beach has to offer. Teeming with a variety of flora and fauna, Jericho beach set in the city's west side neighbourhood is a popular retreat for its enthusiastic locals and has its own...
Death and Oil
A True Story of the Piper Alpha Disaster on the North Sea
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
The first full account of the most tragic oil rig disaster in history, the human story behind it, and the true nature of its legacy.
July 6, 1988, began as a normal day on Piper Alpha, the biggest offshore oil rig on the North Sea. But just after 10:00 p.m., a series of explosions rocked the platform,...
Views of the Salish Sea
One Hundred and Fifty Years of Change around the Strait of Georgia
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
It is not mere coincidence that two-thirds of the population of British Columbia occupies lands bordering its great inland sea, the Strait of Georgia, and connected waterways collectively known as the North Salish Sea. Averaging forty kilometres in width and stretching some three hundred kilometres...
By the Shore
Explore the Pacific Northwest Coast Like a Local
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
From whale watching to squid jigging to making your own sea salt, this adventure guide to the iconic Pacific Northwest coast has something for vacationers and locals alike!
Celebrate the wild beauty of the Northwest Coast as you learn how to catch and cook seasonal seafood, including recipes...
by Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamiño
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Kupe and the Corals is the story of Kupe, a young boy who undertakes an amazing voyage of discovery to learn about corals and the importance of coral reefs to all of the many animals that depend upon them. One night while he is fishing with his father, Kupe observes an astonishing event, thousands...
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado
New Zeland
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2000
New Zealand is one of the"hot" fly-fishing spots in the world today. Known for brilliant, crystal clear rivers, Zane Grey's New Zealand conjures up images of huge and mythic trout. In Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, Grey fishes both these now legendary streams as well as pursues the monster swordfish...
Marine Conservation Biology
The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2005
Marine Conservation Biology brings together for the first time in a single volume leading experts from around the world to apply the lessons and thinking of conservation biology to marine issues.
Rogue Waves
Anatomy of a Monster
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Rogue waves remain something of a mystery. Long believed to be a myth or an exaggeration, they haven't been the subject of any kind of serious in-depth research - until now. This book makes rigorous marine science accessible to all, exploring the causes and frequency of rogue waves, and the reasons...
Off the Deep End
A History of Madness at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Confined in a small space for months on end, subject to ship's discipline and living on limited food supplies, many sailors of old lost their minds – and no wonder. Many still do.
The result in some instances was bloodthirsty mutinies, such as the whaleboat Sharon whose captain was butchered...
by Vicente Towne
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2018
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