By T. Peschak, C. Velasquez
2005

Currents of Contrast - Life in Southern Africa's Two Oceans introduces the marine and coastal life associated with the oceans that surround southern Africa. Two dominant currents feed these oceans, the cold Benguela in the west and the warmer Agulhas current in the east. The book is divided into two main parts, the first dealing with the colder waters of the Benguela and the second, with the realm of the Agulhas.

A feature of the Benguela current is the water's most feared predator, the great white shark around which many myths abound. Also found here are rich forests of kelp that are nourished by the nutrient-rich waters; seabirds thrive on offshore islands and along the coast shoreline predators - jackals, lions and hyaenas - interestingly turn to the cold ocean for food along Namibia's desert coast. In the realm of the Agulhas (southern and east coasts), readers are introduced to the Knysna estuary and its seahorse; the sardine run; to the Tembe Tonga people, a group that lives in careful harmony with the ocean, to timeless turtles and the enigmatic coelacanth.

Hb. 200pp 300 colour photos

By P. Naylor
2nd Ed. 2005
While designed to aid identification of the common animals of British Seas, this book also incorporates as much material as possible showing how the animals go about their lives. There is information on how they feed, breed, avoid becoming someone else's food, and interact with other species in different ways.
Sponges,Cnidarians (Sea anemones, Corals, Hydroids, and Jellyfish)
Worms, Crustaceans (Crabs, Lobsters, Prawns, Shrimps and Barnacles), Molluscs (Chitons, Sea Snails, Sea Slugs, Bivalves, Cuttlefish, Octopus and Squid)
Bryozoans, Echinoderms (Starfish, Brittle Stars, Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, and Leather Stars)
Sea Squirts Fish.

272pp 425 colour photos 7 illus. Pb

By M. Snyderman, C. Wiseman

Wide range of background information on marine life around the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida, including behavioural patterns, emerging scientific discoveries, environmental issues, special features and so on. In addition to fantastic photographs, the book is punctuated with tips on how to achieve great results with your own camera

By T. Pescha
2010
A magnificent visual journey into the aquatic world of the Seychelles archipelago. Sir David Attenborough described te south western atoll of Aldabra as 'one of the wonders if the world'.

Hb. 300x300mm 176pp 100 colour photographs

RRP £49.99 OUR PRICE £44.99

By P. Constant

A handy size for the traveller providing photographic illustrations and detailed biological descriptions of the teaming marine life around the Galapagos Islands. Additional information on the marine reserve and its management, geology, oceanography and dive sites. A series of sketch maps usefully illustrates the dive locations for visiting divers.

Pb 308pp 150x210mm

A fully waterproof marine species identification guide for diving boating and the beach. It also incorporates a blank waterproof page for handwritten notes.

Colour coded generic sections for quick navigation. Pictogram representation covering size, behaviour, habitat and other characteristics.

Spiral bound. 74pp 280 colour photo images, 125x165mm

The second in the series of fully waterproof marine species identification guides for diving boating and the beach. It also incorporates a blank waterproof page for handwritten notes and a slot for attaching a lanyard. Furthermore, it is presented in five languages - English, German, Dutch, French and Spanish.
over 280 full colour photographic images -colour coded generic sections for quick navigation -pictogram representation of key information covering size, behaviour, habitat and other particular characteristics of the species -a detailed explanation on how to get the best use from your guide -fully waterproof pocket sized.

64pp 125x165mm

By P. Auerbach
3rd Ed.

An excellent guide on the range of injuries that can arise from contact with marine creatures and how to treat them.

Designed to provide the essential information for applying first aid to injuries and recognising the requirement professional medical assistance. Well illustrated with colour photographs to assist in recognising the hazards and the consequent injuries that may occur

Pb. spiral bound. 68pp 166mmX204mm

By T. Uno, S. Wong
2005

Stunning underwater photography from this husband and wife team showing meet some of the most beautiful marine creatures on the planet.

Their images reveal an extraordinary intimacy with a world that is open, blue and infinite' - David Doubilet, Contributing Photographer-in-Residence, "National Geographic Magazine".
Encounters with seal pups; pilot fish using a turtle to protect themselves from predators; tiny trevally fish 'adopting' a whale shark. Another, shot from below, shows dozens of hammerhead sharks silhouetted against the sun.

Hb. 240pp 240mmx170mm

By R. Stone

Visiting locations including the Caribbean, Pacific, Japan, Australia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, this book is a vibrantly illustrated feast of fish, coral and the wealth of exotic animal and plant life to be found in the depths of the world’s oceans. A number of subjects that have never been recorded before are featured.

312p 317x270mm 518 photos Hb.

By P. Horsman

We might call our plant Earth but over 70 percent of 'Earth' is under water, water that teems with life. This superb exploration of the oceans describes the marine wildlife that inhabits our planet, from the coldest water of the ice-bound Poles to the warmest tropical seas. The expoertly written text is combined with stunning pictures of ocean dwellers from jellyfish to blue whales.

160p 320x245mm 180 colour photos Hb

By R. Kuiter

Fantastic colour photography, is not just a picture-book but the most comprehensive encyclopeodia of the world's seahorses and thier relatives. It is not strictly an IKAN publication but it is modeled on the style created and promoted by Helmut Debelius.

The names of the creatures included in this book speak for themselves: seahorses, seadragons, pipehorses, pipefishes, bellowfishes, flutemouths, trumpetfishes and seamoths. Over 370 species are covered with more than 1200 photographs mostly taken in their natural habitats, introducing genera and subgenera. This includes around 80 species of seahorse.

Hb. 334pp 204x280mm

By R. Gibson, B. Hextall, A. Rogers

photographic field guide to the animals and plants that can be found on the shores and in the seas of Britain and Northwest Europe. It is aimed at those who wish to find and identify organisms encountered on and offshore quickly and easily while promoting their conservation.
photographic field guide to the animals and plants that can be found on the shores and in the seas of Britain and Northwest Europe. It is aimed at those who wish to find and identify organisms encountered on and offshore quickly and easily while promoting their conservation.

Pb. 436pp 140mmX220mm

By Waller/Dando/Burchett

A comprehensive yet compact reference book that will help you identify all the flora and fauna that you will come across at sea, on the beach or in the skies above.

Fully illustrated. Hb 500p

265 b/w maps

By S. Parker

Produced in association with the Natural History Museum, London, and the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Seashore is an exceptionally beautiful and informative visual guide to the creatures living on the seashore.

Photographs of crabs, lobsters, rock pools, fish, seals, seabirds and more. See a starfish on the move; how a sea-urchin disguises itself; a sea-anemone catch a prawn; the inhabitants of a rock pool; fish that change colour
Learn how a limpet grips the rock, how a crab grows a new leg; how a prawn becomes invisible; how seabirds catch fish; how a sea otter sleeps at sea
Discover how long seaweed can grow; why hermit crabs live in second-hand shells; which shells bore holes in solid rock; where a puffin lays its eggs.

280x216mm Hb

By K. Davey
300 colour photos

By B. Gulliksen, E. Svensen
2004

Hb. 160pp illus. 275x210mm

By L. Beckley, G. Branch, M. Branch, C. Griffiths
2007

Exuberant in colour and bursting with life; the diversity of southern Africa's rich marine heritage. Comprises some 12,000 species of marine fauna and flora. This unrivalled field guide covers over 1,400 species of the most common forms of marine life - including the invertebrates, fish, reptiles, mammals birds and plants. The book documents a selection of these, concentrating on the most frequently encountered species living in the intertidal zone and in shallow subtidal waters that can readily be explored by scubadivers.There is a particular focus on open-coast beaches and rocky shores, and aquatic estuarine animals and plants are also covered.

Pb. 368pp Colour illus. 245x168mm

by K. Amsler

This fully illustrated volume is a wonderful guide to the underwater abundance of Caribbean marine life, a submerged world that is a paradise of nature that dazzles the imagination. It takes the reader on a voyage among brilliant hued creatures - angelfish, sharks, manatees, sea fans, coral reefs and more.

Hb 260x340mm 160pp

By A. Ferrari
2008
This book is arranged geographically and covers the Red Sea, Malaysia, Caribbean, and the Maldives. The outstanding natural features of each region are shown in text, maps, and 3-D diagrams of the seabed and coral reefs. It gives an in-depth understanding of the creatures and plant life in the unique and beautiful ecosystems. Colour photos show the flora and fauna, and various species in their natural environments. Also precise biological drawings.

Hb. 272 pp, illus.340 x 260 mm.
Colour photos and diag. throughout

By T. Peschak

Wild Seas Secret Shores is an underwater journey around the African coast covering all major marine habitats from kelp forests to coral reefs, featuring a wide range of marine species from iconic apex predators such as great white and tiger sharks to many creatures of lesser physical and celebrity stature such as jellyfish and sea otters. The photographs are carefully chosen to convey a unique story or facet of the marine life in this region. The author is passionate about marine conservation and thus seeks not only to inform and enthral us through his work but additionally to make this a resounding personal statement.

Hb. 184pp 135 colour photos. 265mmx225mm