Field Guides

Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska, 4th

edition Kate Wynne and Pieter Folkens, illustrator 80 pp. | 5.75 x 8.5 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-1-56612-167-5 MAB-44 | $25.00

This guide is the only book that covers all 29 marine mammal species of Alaska. Color photos and surface profile drawings show Alaska marine mammals and compare similar species, and color range maps show distribution. Mammal characteristics and descriptions are presented in a format that allows fast, accurate identification at sea. This book is printed on durable water-resistant paper.

Guide to Marine Mammals and Turtles of the U.S. Pacific

Kate Wynne and Garth Mix, illustrator 138 pp. | 6 x 8.5 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-1-56612-176-7 MAB-64 | $28.00 $15.00

This guide to marine mammals and sea turtles of Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington is ideal for use on boats and in classrooms, laboratories, and homes. The wire-o binding makes it easy to flip through the durable, waterproof pages. Each animal is represented by a color illustration. Range maps show where the animals occur, and surface profile silhouettes help in making positive identifications.

Guide to Marine Mammals and Turtles of the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

Kate Wynne and Malia Schwartz 115 pp. | 6 x 8.5 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-0-93841-243-4 MAB-50 | $25.00

All U.S. Atlantic species of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, manatee, and sea turtles are depicted in this identification guide. Designed for the professional as well as the casual observer. Printed on waterproof paper.

Field Guide to Seaweeds of Alaska

Mandy R. Lindeberg and Sandra C. Lindstrom 194 pp. | 6 x 9 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-1-56612-156-9 SG-ED-69 | $30.00 PDF | $27.00 BUNDLE | $39.00

This book is the first and only field guide to more than 100 common seaweeds, seagrasses, and marine lichens of Alaska. Filled with color photos and clearly written descriptions, and printed on water-resistant paper, it is a musthave addition to the reference collections of any scientist, seaweed farmer, coastal monitor, naturalist, educator, student, or beachcomber interested in Alaska’s coastal ecosystems.

Common Edible Seaweeds in the Gulf of Alaska, 2nd

edition Dolly Garza 61 pp. | 5.5 x 8.5 Softcover book ISBN 978-1-56612-168-2 SG-ED-46 | $12.00 PDF | $10.80 BUNDLE | $15.00

Seven Alaska seaweed species are highlighted in this book—the ones that are most delicious and easiest to harvest. Illustrations and photos help the reader identify, harvest, and dry the seaweeds—plus one land plant, beach asparagus. The reader is also treated to more than 25 tasty recipes using the seaweeds.

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Surviving on the Foods and Water from Alaska's Southern Shores, 3rd edition

Dolly Garza 35 pp. | 5.5 x 8.5 Softcover book ISBN 978-1-56612-174-3 MAB-38 | $7.50 PDF | $6.75 BUNDLE | $9.75

This illustrated booklet describes wilderness sources of nutritious foods useful in a survival situation, or just for everyday consumption. The reader is advised how to make drinking water safe and how to find and prepare intertidal sea animals, bird eggs, land plants, and seaweeds for eating. Includes color pictures, and shows differences between edible plants and animals and poisonous ones.

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Field Guide to Sea Stars of the Aleutian Islands

Stephen C. Jewett, Roger N. Clark, Héloïse Chenelot, Shawn Harper, and Max K. Hoberg 138 pp. | 6.5 x 9 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-1-56612-182-8 SG-ED-79 | $30.00 $15.00 PDF | $27.00 $13.50 BUNDLE | $39.00 $24.00

This field guide features 63 species of sea stars in the nearshore subtidal community of the Aleutian Islands. Biologists, divers, and naturalists will find the guide useful, and will be stunned by the beauty of the sea stars. The book is the result of sea star collections made during 840 research dives throughout the Aleutians by the authors, with observation and research, and includes several recently described species. The book is printed on durable waterresistant paper.

Field Guide to Bird Nests and Eggs of Alaska’s Coastal Tundra, 2nd edition

Tim Bowman 80 pp. | 5.5 x 8.5 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-1-56612-129-3 SG-ED-44 | $25.00 $15.00

Illustrated with more than 450 photographs of birds, nests and nesting habitat, eggs, feathers, and wings of over 70 species, this easy-to-use book provides an efficient way to identify nests and eggs of birds on Alaska’s coastal tundra. Its range includes the Alaska Peninsula, the Bering and Chukchi sea coasts, and east along the Arctic Coastal Plain past the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the Canadian border. The book is printed on durable water-resistant paper.

Field Guide to Common Marine Fishes and Invertebrates of Alaska

Susan C. Byersdorfer and Leslie J. Watson 360 pp. | 6 x 9 Softcover book ISBN 978-1-56612-149-1 SG-ED-67 | $35.00 $17.50 PDF | $31.50 $15.75 BUNDLE | $45.50 $28.00

With color photographs and descriptions of more than 400 marine species, this guide makes it easy to identify common Alaska fish and invertebrates. The waterproof book is valuable for all. The primary geographic range is the eastern Bering Sea, central Aleutian Islands, and western and central Gulf of Alaska. Waters north of Norton Sound and in southeastern Alaska are included.

Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific, 3rd

edition Pieter Folkens 5.75 x 9.25 | Brochure ISBN 978-1-892710-00-1 M-17 | $10.00

This color-illustrated fold-out guide shows all 49 marine mammals found in southern Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, the Gulf of California, and along the west coast of North America. This concise and comprehensive waterproof guide helps with onsite identification, and is an excellent classroom tool. It also includes guidelines for watching marine mammals, habitat information, biology and diversity, and an illustrated glossary to habits and behaviors.

Guide to Northeast Pacific

Flatfishes: Families Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, and Pleuronectidae, 2nd edn Donald E. Kramer, William H. Barss, Brian C. Paust, and Barry E. Bracken 114 pp. | 5.5 x 8.5 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-1-56612-116-3 MAB-47 | $25.00 $15.00 PDF | $22.50 $13.50 BUNDLE | $32.50 $22.50

This guide, printed on durable water-resistant paper, identifies all 40 species of flatfishes in the northeast Pacific. The second edition adds northern and southern rock sole, and updates names as recommended by the American Fisheries Society. Each fish is illustrated with a line drawing and color photos of eyed and blind sides. Descriptions, value, and range are given.

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Field Guide to Squids and Octopods of the Eastern North Pacific and Bering Sea

Elaina M. Jorgensen 100 pp. | 6.5 x 9 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-1-56612-139-2 SG-ED-65 | $25.00 $15.00

This guide helps natural science enthusiasts and scientists identify squids and octopods from the eastern North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. These regions have been difficult to sample due to rough seas, leaving the cephalopod fauna poorly known until now. A key to 44 species is included, and the book is illustrated with line drawings, color photos, and maps, and is printed on waterproof paper.

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Field Guide to Sharks, Skates, and Ratfish of Alaska

Duane E. Stevenson, James W. Orr, Gerald R. Hoff, and John D. McEachran Cover art by Ray Troll 85 pp. | 5.75 x 8.5 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-1-56612-113-2 SG-ED-57 | $25.00 $15.00 PDF | $22.50 $13.50 BUNDLE | $32.50 $22.50

This guide contains identification keys to sharks, skates, one ratfish and egg cases. This book is printed on durable water-resistant paper.

Guide to Northeast Pacific Rockfishes:

Genera Sebastes and Sebastolobus

Donald E. Kramer and Victoria O’Connell 78 pp. | 6.25 x 8.5 Softcover book | wire-o ISBN 978-1-56612-079-1 MAB-25 | $20.00 $12.00

This guide, printed on water-resistant paper, helps identify all 37 rockfish species in Alaska and British Columbia, and most of the rockfish in Oregon and Washington.

Alaska Arctic Marine Fish Ecology Catalog

Lyman K. Thorsteinson and Milton S. Love 768 pp. | 8.5 x 11 Softcover book ISSN 2328-0328

M-203 | Free

This publication presents the most current information about marine fishes in the US Arctic, an area with decreasing ice and increasing accessibility to exploration. Included are descriptions of 109 marine fish species, 20 of which were not previously known to be in the Arctic. Applicable mailing charge will be shown in the online shopping cart.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate Change and Alaska Fisheries

Terry Johnson 36 pp. | 8.5 x 11 Softcover book ISBN 978-1-56612-187-3 MAB-67 | $10.00 MAB-67PDF | Free

This book summarizes knowledge of North Pacific climate change and its anticipated effects on Alaska fisheries. In 30 years most existing fisheries will continue to be productive, with some becoming smaller and others flourishing. Fishermen and communities will need to develop adaptive strategies.

Responses to Coastal Erosion in Alaska in a Changing Climate:

A Guide for Coastal Residents, Business and Resource Managers, Engineers, and Builders

Orson P. Smith and Mikal K. Hendee 120 pp. | 6 x 9 Softcover book ISBN 978-1-56612-165-1 SG-ED-75 | $30.00 $5.00 PDF | Free

This illustrated book addresses the basics of coastal erosion along Alaska’s shoreline, and reviews options for responses.

Ocean Acidification and

Fisheries: Alaska’s Challenge and Response Torie Baker 12 pp. | 8.5 x 11 M-157 | Free M-157 PDF | Free

This bulletin describes fish and shellfish moving north with climate warming, and possible changes to wildlife disease and commercial fisheries management.

Adapting to Climate Change in Alaska

17 mins. | DVD M-135 | $3.75 WATCH ONLINE | Free

This video describes steps some communities are taking to maintain their lifestyles in the face of climate change. Visit our online bookstore or the Alaska Sea Grant YouTube channel to watch the video online.