How to Cope with Dangerous Sea Life
Title | How to Cope with Dangerous Sea Life PDF eBook |
Author | Edwin S. Iversen |
Publisher | Windward Publishing |
Total Pages | 68 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Dangerous marine animals |
ISBN | 9780893170172 |
Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico
Title | Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico PDF eBook |
Author | Edwin S. Iversen |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 129 |
Release | 2015-10-17 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 1561647470 |
Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico is a guide for accident prevention and first aid. There are sections on: Species that bite, such as sharks, barracuda, moray eels, alligators and crocodiles, octopi, and sea lice Species that sting, such as jellyfish, stingrays, fire worms, fire coral, cone shells, sea urchins, and bony fishes Species dangerous to eat, from cholera, paralytic shellfish poisoning, red tide, parasites, and ciguatera Pests that harm swimmers, such as various algae, bacteria, and parasites Toxic mucus-secreting species, such as sponges, fishes, and marine toads Fish beak and processing injuries, such as flying fish, billfish, swordfish, and shark skin Human/animal interactions at modern tourist attractions
The Truth About Dangerous Sea Creatures
Title | The Truth About Dangerous Sea Creatures PDF eBook |
Author | Mary M. Cerullo |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | 58 |
Release | 2008-04-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780811863490 |
Discover the truth about some of the dangerous creatures that live in the ocean
Dangerous Fishes of the Eastern and Southern Arabian Peninsula
Title | Dangerous Fishes of the Eastern and Southern Arabian Peninsula PDF eBook |
Author | Laith A. Jawad |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 2017-09-21 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319579266 |
This book is devoted to the dangerous fishes found offshore the eastern and southern Arabian Peninsula. It covers information about the main groups of dangerous fish species i.e., biting and predator fish group, venomous stinging fish, electric shock fish, harmful stinging fish, and poisonous fish. In the latter group, the book gives details about fishes that cause several types of toxicities to human. The purpose of this book is to thoroughly introduce life, nature and methods of dangerous fishes in order to form awareness about their danger and to take the proper preventive steps. It will appeal to researchers, scholars, divers, the sea coast visitors and students of marine biology as it is highly informative and carefully presented. This book is the first of its kind for the Arabian region in particular and the Middle East in general.
Dangerous Sea Creatures
Title | Dangerous Sea Creatures PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Helm |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Dangerous marine animals |
ISBN |
Cruising World
Title | Cruising World PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1420 |
Release | 1984-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Dangerous Marine Animals
Title | Dangerous Marine Animals PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce W. Halstead |
Publisher | Cornell Maritime Press/Tidewater Publishers |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
What would you do if faced with a school of sharks in a feeding frenzy? Find out in this book, unquestionably the most authoritative compact guide to the world of underwater animals that are poisonous, venomous, and electric. It is an excellent practical handbook for sailors, marine biologists, ecologists, naturalists, physicians, students, and scuba divers--in short, anyone interested in the denizens of shallow marine waters and the deep. This new edition describes and fully illustrates these dangerous marine animals, their noxious effects, treatment of ailments resulting from them, and, most importantly, how to avoid mishaps. More than two hundred illustrations, including many color photographs new to this edition, show the animals in their true forms and in their natural habitats. Dangerous Marine Animals is the culmination of more than forty years of intensive research by Dr. Bruce Halstead, a renowned marine biologist/toxicologist, who has traveled and studied marine creatures in over 150 countries.