Eat the Beach is a uniquely informative, practical guide to coastal foraging, essential for anyone interested in survival skills or just wanting to get more out of messing about in rock pools. Fraser Christian runs the UK's only specialist Coastal Survival School. He is a fully qualified chef who has led courses for the famous River Cottage and now regularly forages for some of the UK's top Michelin restaurants. In this book he shares his expertise on safety, particularly with regard to weather and tides, techniques for fishing from the shore, finding, identifying and cooking sea plants (including seaweed) and shellfish, and takes the reader step by step through the process of building a clam oven for the ultimate beach feast. Essential reading for anyone likely to be wild camping by the seashore, or who wants to be equipped for any survival situation (the Coastal Survival School was formed in response to requests from those who found themselves in just such a situation after the 2004 tsunami). The seashore is a rich source of food: this book teaches anyone how to collect it, catch it, prepare it, cook it and enjoy it.

Coast Hunter is the second Coastal Survival handbook by Fraser Christian of the Coastal Survival School. The book covers many ways to extend your knowledge beyond foraging, allowing you to confidently hunt along the seashore. Information and practical, how to make and use, such as kayak flishing, making gill nets, using long lines, shellfish traps and much more! Unlike many other manuals, Fraser has written about things he has actually used, made and perfected. Many methods are personally adapted from his time spent as a proffesional fisherman and coast hunter. This book is a must for all coastal adventurers, survivivalist and bushcrafters, or anyone looking to greatly expand their horizons!