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Tilapia and other species of fish can be raised in earthen ponds,
cement raceways and tanks, cages and enclosures. This focus on
construction of ponds, tanks, raceways and cages. It covers the
how, what, where and why of every type of water system needed for
fish farming. The book explores the latest for building, use of
equipment as well as terrain conditions, plus current technologies.
Improve Your Skills with This Simple Guide to Catching FishGet
started fishing or get better at it with secret tips and
easy-to-follow instructions. Skip all the fluff and go straight to
the information you want to know in this photo-illustrated booklet.
Pocket-size format-easier than laminated foldouts Introductory
information for beginners, including everything you need to know
about rods, reels, lines, lures, and more "Target species" section
focusing on desirable types of fish, with equipment recommendations
and tricks for catching each species Ideas for preparing your fish
for the table Expert author with a lifetime of experience
The most comprehensive field guide ever compiled for identifying
reef fishes from the Gulf of California to the Pacific coast of
Panama, including offshore islands. Over 500 photographs of 400
species taken in their natural habitat. The book is dedicated to
Baja Legend Alex Kerstitch and includes several of his drawings and
photographs. The concise text accompanying each species portrait
includes the fishs common, scientific and family names, size range,
description, visually distinctive features, preferred habitat,
typical behaviour, depth range, and geographical distribution.
Nudibranchs are among the most beautiful creatures on the reef,
with colors and shapes that dazzle and delight. Unlike fish that
may disappear before our eyes in a flash, the showy nudibranchs
glides slowly along the substrate, allowing us the time to savor
this extraordinary sight. With their shell-less unprotected, bodies
how do they survive in seas filled with hungry mouths? How do these
sightless creatures navigate the reefs to find food and mates? What
and how do they eat? How do they reproduce? What special
relationships have they developed with other reef inhabitants?
These and many more questions are answered in this informative and
lavishly illustrated book. You will never look at a nudibranch the
same way again.
There are nearly 1,000 species of freshwater fishes in North
America alone, and identifying them can sometimes be a daunting
task. In fact, in just the twenty years since publication of the
first edition of the "Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes,"
the number of species has risen by almost 150, including 19 marine
invaders and 16 newly established nonnative species. This second
edition incorporates all of these new species, plus all-new maps
and a collection of new and revised plates. Some of the species can
be told apart only by minute differences in coloration or shape,
and these beautifully illustrated plates reveal exactly how to
distinguish each species.
The guide includes detailed maps and information showing where to
locate each species of fish--whether that species can be found in
miles-long stretches of river or small pools that cover only dozens
of square feet. The ichthyologic world of the twenty-first century
is not the same as it was in the twentieth, and this brand-new
edition of the definitive field guide to freshwater fishes reflects
these many changes.
Trundling along in essentially the same form for some 220 million
years, turtles have seen dinosaurs come and go, mammals emerge, and
humankind expand its dominion. Is it any wonder the persistent
reptile bested the hare? In this engaging book physiologist Donald
Jackson shares a lifetime of observation of this curious creature,
allowing us a look under the shell of an animal at once so familiar
and so strange. Here we discover how the turtle's proverbial
slowness helps it survive a long, cold winter under ice. How the
shell not only serves as a protective home but also influences such
essential functions as buoyancy control, breathing, and surviving
remarkably long periods without oxygen, and how many other
physiological features help define this unique animal. Jackson
offers insight into what exactly it's like to live inside a
shell-to carry the heavy carapace on land and in water, to breathe
without an expandable ribcage, to have sex with all that body armor
intervening. Along the way we also learn something about the
process of scientific discovery-how the answer to one question
leads to new questions, how a chance observation can change the
direction of study, and above all how new research always builds on
the previous work of others. A clear and informative exposition of
physiological concepts using the turtle as a model organism, the
book is as interesting for what it tells us about scientific
investigation as it is for its deep and detailed understanding of
how the enduring turtle "works."
Marine researchers are discovering new ocean creatures every day,
especially at its deepest depths. From the author of Creatures of
the Deep, Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises and other
books about the ocean and the animals that live there, comes a new
title about some of the most unusual marine life forms. The book
organizes the creatures into three parts based on where they live
in the ocean. Each part has representatives from the various marine
animal classes (e.g., fish, crustaceans, jellyfish and
siphonophores, squids, tunicates and other invertebrates).
Informative captions accompany the 90 gorgeous photographs of
otherworldly creatures. Part 1: Surface Waters of the Ocean at
Night: The Blackwater Vertical Migrators. In images taken by
dedicated blackwater photographers Linda Ianniello and Susan Mears,
these mostly larval creatures haunt the near-surface waters making
vertical migrations every night to feed. Part 2: Middle to Deep
Dark Waters: Masters of the Language of Light. In this perpetual
night, survival is a matter of being able to understand and process
light signals, some in different colours, some flashing, some faint
- the most sophisticated use of bioluminescence on Earth. The sea
creatures here are small with big eyes and even larger mouths with
extraordinarily sharp teeth; Photographer David Shale travelled
with BBC Blue Planet and other expeditions to photograph these deep
sea creatures, while photographers Solvin Zankl, Alexander Semenov
and others brought their own dedication to expeditions in the
Pacific, Indian, Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Part 3. The
Continental Shelf to the Abyssal Plain: The Bottom Dwellers. This
bottom of the sea has fewer fish, and is populated by such
alien-like creatures as no-eyed or tripod fish, sea cucumbers, as
well as basket stars, crabs, and worms with species varying by
depth and location. The introduction to each part of the book
describes what makes the ocean waters at that depth unique, and why
it is home to specific types of sea life. The photographs were
taken in the ocean by expert divers and submariners, most of whom
are both scientists and underwater photographers. The images
display the creatures vividly against a background as black as the
ocean depths.
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Let's Fish Jigsaw
Johnson Lewis T
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Fish nutrition can be the deciding factor between a robust and
healthy farmed fish population and low aquaculture production. In
an age where chemicals and antibiotics are under greater scrutiny
than ever, a strong understanding of the role of nutrients and feed
additives is essential in the aquaculture industry. Dietary
Nutrients, Additives and Fish Health is a comprehensive review of
dietary nutrients, antinutritional factors and toxins, and
non-nutrient dietary additives, and their effects on fish
performance and immune system function, as well as overall health.
The book opens with an overview of fish immune systems and health.
Subsequent chapters delve into proteins and amino acids, lipids and
fatty acids, carbohydrates, beta glucans, vitamins, minerals,
antinutrients, mycotoxins, nucleotides, prebiotics, probiotics,
organic acids and their salts, and plant extracts and their impacts
on fish health, growth, and development. The text then concludes
with a chapter on feeding practices. Authored by leaders in
aquaculture, Dietary Nutrients, Additives and Fish Health will be
an invaluable resource to graduate students, researchers and
professionals alike.
Combining natural history with beguiling autobiographical and
historical narrative, To Sea and Back is a dazzling portrait of a
fish whose story is closely intertwined with our own.
'Indispensable and powerful... To Sea and Back mingles history with
biography and science... Shelton writes with a poet's ear... A
writer to be prized.'-- Tom Adair, Scotsman The Atlantic salmon is
an extraordinary and mysterious fish. In To Sea and Back, Richard
Shelton combines memoir and deep scientific knowledge to reveal,
from the salmon's point of view, both the riverine and marine
worlds in which it lives. He explores this iconic fish's journey to
reach its feeding grounds in the northern oceans before making the
return over thousands of miles to the burns of its birth to
reproduce. Along the way, Shelton describes the feats of
exploration that gave us our first real understanding of the
oceans, and shows how this iconic fish is a vital indicator of the
health of our rivers and oceans. Above all, To Sea and Back is the
story of Richard Shelton's lifelong passion for the sea and his
attempt to solve the perennial enigmas of the salmon's secret life.
Alba the fish has spent her entire life collecting precious objects
that drift down to the ocean floor. From delicate shells to
brightly coloured coral, each year on her birthday she gathers one
more precious item. But over the years, Alba notices her collection
is losing its sparkle and that the world is changing. What are
these bits of plastic and metal? As the coral reef fades, Alba
decides to leave her home behind. Can an old fish teach the world
how to bring colour back to the ocean? The One-Hundred-Year-Old
Fish gently highlights the issue of pollution. A beautifully
illustrated picture book from exciting new talent Lara Hawthorne.
Jim Nollman is an internationally known musician and ecologist who
doesn't hesitate to get up-close and personal with a pod of gray
whales, a herd of buffaloes, and a school of dolphins in his quest
to communicate directly with these creatures. His writing conveys
his joy and sense of brotherhood in these encounters. 'The Man Who
Talks to Whales' opens us up to the idea that animals can educate
us and contribute to the growth and development of our own species.
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Blue Planet II
(Hardcover)
James Honeyborne, Mark Brownlow
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R825
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A lavish and definitive view of the oceanic world - accompanying
the landmark 7-part BBC series narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
With over 200 breath-taking photographs and stills from the BBC
Natural History Unit's spectacular footage, this awe-inspiring
study of life below the surface will amaze and enthral.
'Jaw-dropping' - Variety 'Substantial and awe-inspiring' -
Publishers Weekly 'Breath-taking' -- ***** Reader review 'An
incredible book and a must buy' -- ***** Reader review
'Outstanding' -- ***** Reader review
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Take a deep breath and dive into the mysteries of the ocean... Our
understanding of ocean life has changed dramatically in the last
decade, with new species, new behaviours, and new habitats being
discovered at a rapid rate. Blue Planet II, which accompanies the
epic BBC 7-part series, is a ground-breaking new look at the
richness and variety of underwater life across our planet. From
ambush hunters such as the carnivorous bobbit worm to cuttlefish
mesmerising their prey with a pulsating light display, Blue Planet
II reveals the never-before-seen secrets of the ocean. With over
200 breath-taking photographs and stills from the BBC Natural
History Unit's spectacular footage, each chapter of Blue Planet II
brings to life a different habitat of the oceanic world. As well as
shining a light on ocean life, coral reef and arctic ice
communities and shoreline existence, Blue Planet II examines
unflinchingly what the future holds for our ocean dwellers. It's a
book that will amaze, educate, captivate and astound.
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Aquanauts, 1
(Paperback)
Jon Stone, Kirsten Irving
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Rocky Shores
(Hardcover)
John Archer-Thomson, Julian Cremona
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An engaging account of the natural history of rock and
boulder-strewn shores around Britain's coastline Rocky Shores
explores the species, communities and landscape of the narrow strip
of land surrounding much of the British Isles. While it may be
limited in extent, this habitat is incredibly biodiverse, and this
insightful book details all the patterns of marine life that might
be encountered on sheltered and exposed shores, from the
inhospitable splash zone to the repeatedly submerged lower shore,
and everything in between. Comprehensive chapters accompanied by
exceptional photographs cover various members of the rocky-shore
community in turn: striking lichens that colourfully adorn the
rocks; seaweeds that have sustained human settlements for
millennia; mysterious and often spectacular worms and their
relatives; molluscs with variously configured shells; spiny-skinned
echinoderms that move using tube feet; arthropods that range from
tiny marine insects to heavy-clawed crabs; and microscopic species
that drift around at the mercy of the tides. Rock pools provide
pockets of diversity dotted across the shore, while the strandline
at the high-tide mark supports a unique assemblage of microbes and
invertebrates that attracts a variety of birds and mammals. For
anyone with a love of the shore - from the occasional rockpooler to
avid naturalists - this book is a must for your collection.
This volume explores nonhuman animals’ involvement with human
maritime activities in the age of sail—as well as the myriad
multispecies connections formed across different geographical
locations knitted together by the long history of global ship
movement. Far from treating the ship as a confined space defined by
the sea, Maritime Animals considers the ship’s connections to
broader contexts and networks and covers a variety of locations,
from the Canadian Arctic to the Pacific Islands. Each chapter
focuses on the oceanic experiences of a particular species, from
ship vermin, animals transported onboard as food, and animal
specimens for scientific study to livestock, companion and working
animals, deep-sea animals that find refuge in shipwrecks, and
terrestrial animals that hunker down on flotsam and jetsam. Drawing
on recent scholarship in animal studies, maritime studies,
environmental humanities, and a wide range of other perspectives
and storytelling approaches, Maritime Animals challenges an
anthropocentric understanding of maritime history. Instead, this
volume highlights the ways in which species, through their
interaction with the oceans, tell stories and make histories in
significant and often surprising ways. In addition to the editor,
the contributors to this volume include Anna Boswell, Nancy
Cushing, Lea Edgar, David Haworth, Donna Landry, Derek Lee Nelson,
Jimmy Packham, Laurence Publicover, Killian Quigley, Lynette
Russell, Adam Sundberg, and Thom van Dooren.
Salmon are one of the most popular and commonly eaten fish and are
among the most important fishery resources in the world. They are
born and die in fresh water but can live in both fresh water and
seawater where they migrate between rivers and oceans, showing
amazing abilities to home to their natal stream precisely. However,
their dynamic life cycles and mysterious abilities of natal stream
imprinting and homing migration are not well understood.
Physiological Aspects of Imprinting and Homing Migration in Salmon:
Emerging Researches and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source
that introduces the dynamic and complicated life cycle of salmon
connected with fish migration and climate changes and presents
physiological mechanisms of natal stream imprinting and homing in
salmon with special references to hormone, olfaction, memory, and
behavior. Additionally, salmon resources concerning salmon
commercial fisheries, aquaculture, and global propagation systems
are discussed. This book is ideally designed for ichthyologists,
environmentalists, pisciculture professionals, fisheries, marine
biologists, scientists, researchers, academicians, and students
seeking coverage on one of the most integral species of fish in the
world.
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