Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Newly Revised and expanded Third edition

by Rick M. Harbo

Overview

This bestselling guidebook for marine lovers contains more than 525 of the most common marine species in the Pacific Northwest-fascinating local sponges, jellyfish, crabs, shrimp, barnacles, clams, snails, seals, fish, whales, marine algae and hundreds of other living things that can be observed and identified without being disturbed-conveniently colour-coded for quick reference. This revised third edition includes a unique guide to eggs and egg cases of fishes and invertebrates, as well as a reference for introduced and invasive species. With comprehensive information on the size, range, habitat and behavior of each species and full-colour photographs showing marine life as it appears in the wild, this is the perfect guide for everyone-from the novice beachcomber or weekend naturalist to the expert biologist. From tiny whelks on the beach to great whales in the ocean depths, this is the ultimate marine life reference complied by one of the area's leading marine writers and photographers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781550179835
Publisher:	Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
Publication date:	08/02/2022
Edition description:	Revised Third Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	501,588
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Rick M. Harbo, BSc, is the author of the bestselling Tidepool & Reef (Big Country Books, 1980), Shells & Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest (Harbour Publishing, 1997), Pacific Reef and Shore (Harbour Publishing, 2017) plus several pocket field guides to marine life of the Pacific Northwest (Harbour Publishing). Harbo is a diver and a retired senior marine biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. He currently volunteers as a research associate with the Royal BC Museum. Harbo lives in Nanaimo, BC.

Table of Contents

Map of the North Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Northwest Coast 6

Introduction 7

Marine Conservation 16

1 Sponges Phylum Porifera 23

2 Hydroids, Corals, Sea Anemones, Jellyfish, Comb Jellies Phyla Cnidaria, Ctenophora 39

3 Worms Phyla Annelida, Nemertea, Platyhelminthes 70

6 Moss Animals Phylum Bryozoa 82

5 Crabs, Shrimp, Isopods, Amphipods, Barnacles Phylum Arthropoda 89

6 Bivalves, Snails, Limpets, Nudibranchs, Octopus, Squid, Chitons, Lampshells Phyla Mollusca, Brachiopoda 121

7 Sea Stars, Brittle Stars, Sea Cucumbers, Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, Feather Stars Phylum Echinodermata 182

8 Tunicates, Sea Squirts, Ascidians Phylum Chordata 208

9 Fishes Phylum Chordata 222

10 Marine Mammals Phylum Chordata 249

11 Field Guide to Eggs and Egg Cases of Invertebrates and Fishes 277

12 Seaweeds & Seagrasses Phyla Chlorophyta, Ochrophyta, Rhodophyta, Streptophyta 296

13 Non-Native, Introduced and Aquatic Invasive Species 317

Glossary 331

Acknowledgements 336

Index 337