The Perth Coast Fish Book

This is a fish identification book that focuses on the Perth Coast region, from Two Rocks in the north to Mandurah in the south. The book includes a list of all verified records of fish species in this zone to a depth of 30m. Authors Dr Glen Whisson and Alexandra Hoschke have produced this book to meet the needs of a fishers, divers and a growing band of citizen scientists wanting to learn more about the marine environment in their local region. This publication includes over 1,000 photographs of more than 470 species, many displaying variations in life stage, gender and colour.

Containing over 420 colour photographs, The Rottnest Island Fish Book is the most comprehensive fish guide ever produced for this popular destination. It is an essential resource for visitors who wish to engage with the stunning marine environment through snorkeling, fishing or diving; and contains fishing advice and cooking tips for over 20 commonly caught species, snorkeling maps of several beautiful bays, feature articles about Rottnest¿s unique marine life, and an identification section describing the key features of each species.The Rottnest Island Fish Book represents years of research, diving and photography by authors Alexandra Hoschke and Dr Glen Whisson, which has resulted in descriptions of over 250 species.

This essential book covers over 700 species with 1000 colour illustrations, dangerous fishes and first aid, fish deformities and parasites, fish preservation and photography, Australian record sizes and edibility.

In 1936, the celebrated American author Zane Grey arrived in the sleepy New South Wales town of Bermagui, with the express reason of angling for the world's largest fish - Marlin, sharks and Swordfish. Here is his little classic of the chase. Four miles out I sighted a long sickle fin cutting through a swell. Did I yell, "Marlin!"? I certainly did. An instant later Peter sighted another farther out, and this tail fin belonged to a large fish. I could not tell whether or not it indicated a black marlin. It stood up three feet or more, and that much would make a tail spread of over six feet. These marlin were riding the swells and they were moving fast. The tails would come up out of the top of a swell and cut the water at more than a ten-knot speed. Then they would vanish. It is always necessary to run the boat in the right direction to head the fish off. The Avalon is fast - she can do eighteen knots when opened up - but we could not catch up with the big fellow.

A comprehensive field guide to the fish species of Ningaloo. Over 1500 beautiful, colour photographs of more than 500 species. Includes colour variations and life stages together with facts and detailed information.

Coastal Plants is a guide to the plants that grow along the coastline and on the islands between Dongara and Dunsborough in Western Australia. It is a slim-line edition of Plants of the Perth Coast and Islands, which covers a wider area and a greater number of species. There are descriptions of over 130 plant species, from seagrasses to the beautiful Boronia alata, from the mangroves of the Abrolhos Islands to invasive Arum Lilies, from the giant Tuart Eucalypts to beach spinifexes. Each description yields a wealth of detail on the habits and peculiarities of not only the plants, but also some of the animal life associated with them. Superbly illustrated with watercolor drawings of each species, Coastal Plants is an important and beautiful reference work on this diverse group of plants.

This book is the only recent Australian guide to comprehensively treat all fish species found within a region. This book brings together the latest scientific knowledge on more than 860 species inhabiting Australia?s temperate southern waters, from the Recherche Archipelago at the western end of the Great Australian Bight to Wilsons Promontory in the east, many found nowhere else. Fishers, those interested in natural history, students and researchers will be able to identify the fish fauna found along the southern coast of Australia. Edited by Martin Gomon, Dianne Bray amp; Rudie Kuiter Errata"