Fishes of the Gulf of Maine (Fishery bulletin) |  | Author: Henry Bryant Bigelow
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O
Category: Book
Buy Used: $30.00
Rating:  1 reviews
Edition: 1st revision
Pages: 577
ASIN: B0007DQN5Q
Publication Date: 1953
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Condition: 288 text-figures. 4to, pp. viii, 577, wrappers (some fading; a few notations to front wrapper; stained; a bump near head of spine; 2 short tears to lower edge of rear wrapper & a few pp.; upper edge of pp. foxed; a few pp. yellowed), no d.j. as issued. Fishery Bulletin 74
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Product Description
Originally published in 1953 (Fishery Bulletin #74), this is a reprint of the first revision of this classic. The "Gulf of Maine" is defined as an area from the Nantucket Shoals and Cape Cod in the west to Cape Sable in the east. The aim of the book was to provide a handbook for the easy identification of the fishes that occur in the Gulf of Maine, with summaries of what is known about the distribution and relative abundance together with information on the life history of each species. The authors used the 150-fathom boundary as the arbitrary offshore boundary, because this will exclude almost all "deep-sea" fishes which are numerous in the basin of the open Atlantic. Combining information gleaned from the literature as well as surveys from a large number of cruises, the volume covers the Cyclostomes, cartilaginous fishes, torpedoes, skates and rays and the bony fishes. The descriptions are as non-technical as is compatible with scientific accuracy and are limited to external features which will aid in identification in the field.
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The most complete book on fish history in New England October 27, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the most interesting books about the Gulf of Maine I have ever read. Apart from the immediate content, the book was written with such optimism (about 50 years ago) and proves to be an amazing reality check on our current state.
This book looks like a college textbook but reads like a good novel. If you are interested in learning (in a refreshing post-college reading level) about the Gulf of Maine and the marine wildlife there, this is the book.
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