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Title: Fieldbook of Pacific North West Sea Creatures by Dan H. McLachlan, Lois Brandt Phillips, Jak Ayres ISBN: 0-87961-068-9 Publisher: Naturegraph Pub Pub. Date: June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.95

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Average Customer Rating: 2.75 (4 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: reader and diver
Comment: Two of these reviews (which were very critical), must have an axe to grind because this book has been on the market since 1977 when underwater photography was done with the old Nikon IIs with manual underwater settings. It's a miracle the photographs are as good as they are, and they are still very good. I also have no problem with the biology nor with the references and thanks given to the biologists who assisted in putting the book together. The book has been extremely popular with divers, sailors, beachcombers and young marine biologists for 25 years. I've seen people with it at Tongue Point, Neah Bay, Harpers Ferry, and Olympia Marina. I have used it that long myself and have worn two copies out.

Rating: 1
Summary: Not recommended under any circumstances
Comment: With all the excellent publications on Pacific Northwest marine life that are now available, it is unfortunate that this book is still offered for sale. The photographs are extremely poor, but worse still are the many misidentifications and other mistakes. These are by no means minor, and as a professional marine biologist I could never recommend this book for anyone.

Rating: 1
Summary: Inaccurate, with extremely poor photographs
Comment: Most marine life books with misidentified animals are redeemed (in part) by their nice pictures- not so with this one. The photographs have poor color and lighting, and even those that are correctly labeled are often not useful for identification. Far superior books covering Northwest marine life include ones by Harbo, Kozloff (intertidal), Gotshall (subtidal), and Lamb (fish); for more detail on various groups (e.g. nudibranchs, crabs) see the excellent Sea Challengers publications.