Whales and Dolphins of Newfoundland & Labrador

Whales and Dolphins of Newfoundland & Labrador
Author: Wayne Ledwell
Publisher: [Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's, N.L.] : Boulder Publications
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2005
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

A brilliantly illustrated guide book to the 19 whale and dolphin species living in the waters of Newfoundland and Labrador. Colour photographs and illustrations accompany descriptions of the behaviour and biology of these majestic giants. The effects of human interactions with each species are also identified. Written by renowned whale researcher, Wayne Ledwell.

Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Author: Erich Hoyt
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1849771944

'Erich Hoyt's handbook is an admirable, timely and highly welcome contribution.'Michael Stachowitsch, Marine EcologyWhat does it mean to save the whales if their habitat is left unprotected? Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises is the definitive handbook on this pressing issue and the first to bridge the gap between the disciplines of marine protected areas and cetacean conservation. It launches a new chapter in cetacean conservation with its investigation into the crucial habitat needs and protection requirements of some 84 species.The author, one of the world's foremost experts in this field, takes you around the world to investigate the promising results of the latest conservation research and the strategies for obtaining marine protected areas in coastal waters and on the high seas, using national legislation and regional and international conventions. This is an essential introduction, guide and reference work for those working to ensure a future for whales and dolphins.

Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Field Guide to Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
Author: Mark Carwardine
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2022-05-26
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1472990307

Practical and portable, this is the ultimate field guide to the world's cetaceans. This outstanding new field guide to whales, dolphins and porpoises is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date guide to these popular mammals. With more than 500 accurate and detailed illustrations – complete with detailed annotations pointing out the most significant field marks – this new field guide covers all 93 species and every subspecies in the world. Many of the world's most respected whale biologists have collaborated on the concise text, which is packed with helpful identification tips from cetacean expert, Mark Carwardine. Mark's informative text is accompanied by up-to-date distribution maps for each species. Beautifully designed, to ensure critical information is quickly accessible, this is an indispensable resource that every whale-watcher will want to carry out to sea.

Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic

Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic
Author: Howard Elliott Winn
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2022-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic" (A Guide to Their Identification) by Howard Elliott Winn, Stephen Leatherwood, David Keller Caldwell. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Handbook of Marine Mammals

Handbook of Marine Mammals
Author: Sam H. Ridgway
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 514
Release: 1998-09-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780125885065

Twenty-three separate papers, each describing a single species.

Atlas of Cetacean Distribution in North-west European Waters

Atlas of Cetacean Distribution in North-west European Waters
Author: James B. Reid
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2003
Genre: Cetacea
ISBN:

An account of the distribution of 28 cetacean species that are known to have occurred in the waters off north-west Europe. Individual chapters cover particular species in detail, spanning identification, behaviour and social organisation, diet and habitat preferences, worldwide distribution and population status.