PNW Reading Material

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rmelick
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PNW Reading Material

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After a very brief preview of PNW diving on amazon books I realized that there is a fair smattering of options for those like myself who are interested in getting their bookworm on.

What are folks opinions on the top 5-7 books about PNW diving. My emphasis would be on dive sites and critters but all are welcome.....even picture books..... :partydance:
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Since you mention critter books in particular, here's a link to an OLD thread in which folks listed their PNW favorites:
http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php ... ilit=books

Personally, here's a book that I could not do without:
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For the picture book category, I recommend Beneath Cold Seas by David Hall. It's a fairly new book - got a copy for xmas last year - great photo book, lots of things you get to see diving here.
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For dive sites these are a good start.

"Northwest Wreck Dives"


"Northwest Shore Dives"
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Maritime Archaeological Society (MAS)
http://maritimearchaeological.org/

Northwest Diving History Association (NWDHA)
http://www.divinghistory.org/
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I like the Andy Lamb book John linked to. I also like Behrens' Eastern Pacific Nudibranchs, and Lamb's book on Pacific Coastal Fishes. And if you want a marine ID book that's absolutely hysterical reading, get Milton Love's Certainly More than you Wanted to Know about the Fishes of the Pacific Coast. It's wonderful!
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I have 3 that I like...
1) Coastal Fish Identification - California to Alaska by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach w/Photos by Howard Hall and Neil Mcdaniel
2) Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest by Andy Lamb and Phil Edgell
3) Critters, Creatures and Kelp - A Guide to life in the Edmonds Underwater Park by Dan Clements

All 3 have more information than my poor little noggin can absorb...
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