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fisheries, fish, fish-y people
Trawler: A Journey Through the North AtlanticTrawler: A Journey Through the North Atlantic by Redmond O'Hanlon
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
real life at sea for trawlermen (and brave ocean-going biologists!)
The Blue PlanetThe Blue Planet by Andrew Byatt
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fascinating and written for non-scientists - brilliant companion to the eye-popping marine biology series from the BBC and the sublime david attenborough
Mapping the Deep: The extraordinary story of ocean scienceMapping the Deep: The extraordinary story of ocean science by Robert Kunzig
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £2.99
easily readable overview of oceanography and marine biology, great for non-scientists and scientists alike
Great Waters: An Atlantic PassageGreat Waters: An Atlantic Passage by D Cramer
Buy new: £11.99 / Used from: £1.70
fish, fisheries and fishing people - if it's on or near the atlantic, it's in this book
Terra Incognita: Travels in AntarcticaTerra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler
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slight cheat here - brill intro to (marine, human and historical) life on antarctica
Fishing for Heritage: Modernity and Loss Along the Scottish CoastFishing for Heritage: Modernity and Loss Along the Scottish Coast by Jane Nadel-Klein
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fascinating social and cultural history of scotting fishing people
Marine Biology: Function, Biodiversity, EcologyMarine Biology: Function, Biodiversity, Ecology by Jeffrey S. Levinton
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classic yet up-to-date intro to marine biology. lots of pictures and nice CD, which also takes you to the related website
The End of the Line: How Over-fishing is Changing the World and What We EatThe End of the Line: How Over-fishing is Changing the World and What We Eat by Charles Clover
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a wake-up call regarding our abuse of the world's fish stocks - and yes i do mean us, can't blame this one on the population across the atlanctic, we have to act too
Biological Oceanography: An IntroductionBiological Oceanography: An Introduction by Carol Lalli
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life in the oceans, from an oceanography viewpoint - gripping and elucidative (is that a word?)
Neutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid WorldNeutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World by Tim Ecott
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dip your toes in the water - a highly readable account of diving history