Product Description

Written by a marine biologist and illustrated in colour by a prizewinning underwater photographer, Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest is the only comprehensive field guide to marine fishes of BC, Washington, and southern Alaska. It is also a useful reference for marine fishes of Oregon and Northern California. Each fish is identified by its common name, and is illustrated with a full-colour photograph and labelled sketch. Special sections present catching tips for anglers and commercial fishermen; location hints for divers, beachcombers, and pleasure boaters; and cooking ideas for seafood gourmets. The information included in these sections provides a brief but detailed description of each fish's habitat, physical characteristics and behavior - everything that a fisherman or an amateur naturalist needs to know!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #137158 in Books
• Published on: 1986-01-01
• Format: Unabridged
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Andy Lamb is a marine naturalist and educator who has worked as Chief Collector at the Vancouver Aquarium and as a fish culturist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. He has contributed to Diver, Western Angling, Nature Canada and Skin Diver and is the co-author of Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest. He lives in North Vancouver, BC.

Phil Edgell has worked as a fish culturist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the Robertson Creek Hatchery on Vancouver Island. His prize-winning underwater photographs have appeared in many publications including Pacific Diver, Western Angling, and Nature Canada.

Customer Reviews

Long known as the definitive fish ID book for divers.
What kind of fish was that we saw? What should we be looking for? Where do we look? What haven't we seen yet? Even experienced divers run into fish they haven't seen before or can't immediately identify. Knowing what to look for and where to find it makes for more dive satisfaction. Coastal Fishes by Andy Lamb and Phil Edgell has long been the definitive Pacific Northwest fish ID book.

I am glad I bought this book
I bought this book yesterday. I have been diving in the Pacific Northwest for two years now. I have been taking pictures for the last 6 months. The question everyone asks me about my pictures is "What fish is that?" So I decided I needed to learn more about the fish so I asked my Instructor what books he used and this was one of his favorites. I have been enjoying it. I used it until the wee hours of the night last night identifying all the fish in my pictures. So far its flawless and well written.