Snorkeling Guide To Marine Life

A layman's guide to identifying and understanding the marine life while scuba diving.

This field guide illustrates all the fish, corals, invertebrates and plants you are most likely to encounter in less than 15 feet of water in the Caribbean. Humann's photographs are excellent for identification purposes -- and the handy size makes it perfect to take along in the boat or to the beach.

Ascension Island is a remote and unique location with caves, tunnels, lava flows, wrecks and rich marine life. This, the first detailed diving and snorkelling guide to the island is both an excellent aid to planning dives and the perfect memento of Ascension. With detailed descriptions and rich imagery this travel-size guide is a must-have for any diver visiting Ascension. This well-designed book helps divers and dive organisers to plan ahead. The contents list includes a rating system which shows the difficulty of dives and the kind of marine life you can expect to see. Individual dive pages go into more detail, with GPS coordinates, depth range, 'must see' items, lists of marine life creatures and important safety considerations. There is a map, recommended route and practical advice for each of the twenty-one dive sites. • Plan ahead: maps of sites, recommended routes and practical advice • Illustrated throughout by the award-winning author’s underwater photography • The perfect preparation for diving and snorkelling in Ascension • Includes an Index of Ascension Island Common Marine Life. REVIEWS: "Written in a straightforward, practical style, while whetting the diver's appetite too - rather like a good dive briefing': DIVE magazine. "...if you are planning a trip to this particular middle of nowhere, there is only one guide in town!": Diver. "...immerse yourself in Paul's beautiful book... for the adventurous diver who likes to get off the beaten track this is an absolute must": Joss Woolf, Chairman, British Society of Underwater Photographers. "This is the first time that anybody has published a detailed dive guide for the island and I know that plenty of people will benefit from it": Martin Edge (from the Foreword).

First published in 1992, this guide has been significantly expanded in a new 3rd edition. The popular, user-friendly field guide, covering all major groups of marine invertebrates encountered by divers on coral reefs and adjacent habitats, has grown to include 900 species beautifully documented with more than 1200 underwater photographs -- nearly doubling the total in the previous editions. Les Wilk has joined Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach authoring the comprehensive new edition.

-91 dive sites described in detail - Depth range and conditions of the sites -Full color photos throughout - Marine life descriptions and behavior - Getting there; driving and flying - Dive facilities - Accommodations; hotels and campsites - Launch ramps - Easy to read Maps - History of the areas This book is the most complete and user friendly guide to diving and snorkeling alongBaja California''sSeaofCortez. Covering the terrain and marine life of 91 of Baja''s best dive sites, some of them little known, are described in detail. They include sites throughout the offshore islands along Baja''s peninsula and also shore diving along its coastline. Whether you are a serious diver or a holiday snorkeler,Diving and Snorkeling the Sea of Cortezwill prove an invaluable reference book. The1000 mileSeaofCortezhugs the Baja peninsula. Known for its desolate offshore islands and incredible marine life, it lures divers and snorkelers from all over the world. This great sea along with the Revillagigedos give divers chance encounters with the giant manta rays, hammerhead sharks, playful sea lions, wrecks and marine life endemic only to theSeaofCortez. Accommodations along this greatstretch of land range from luxury resorts to campsites with huge stretches of sparkling deserted beaches and unspoiled reefs. TheSeaofCortezis unique. It is a place where once you visit; you know you''ll be back.

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