The 6 Best marine mammal Identification Guides (2023 reviews)

Carwardine has been making good-quality guide for years, thanks to a combination of clever design and high-end materials. This book is breathtaking and breathtaking. It not only gives identification keys for individual species, but also keys to identifying individual animals. It provides a complete and wide understanding of these incredible creatures. From the great illustrations and quick-reference title bar that includes taxonomic, habitat and population information, to the range maps and behavioral information, this book is such a steal. It is good for children because so much information is provided about dwindling populations due to various types of assaults made on either the animals or their habitats by people.

This book is very detailed in all areas of the subject without being boring. It's also great for kids interested in whales and dolphins. The book isn't very bulky, so it would be easy to bring along on any whale or dolphin watching expedition.

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Excellent book and well written and illustrated
Altogether and excellent book and an essential addition to any scuba diver's library
Highly recommend to ocean mammal enthusiasts
Absolutely lush with information and beautiful imagery

Best For students: Brent s Stewart marine mammal Identification Guide

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate guide. The brent s stewart marine mammal identification guide is exactly that - it's a simple guide that hits all the right notes. If you are even remotely curious about the variety of marine mammals in the world, this book is certainly for you. This new guide is the most comprehensive and up-to-date of the available marine mammal guides. The images are real and a very important feature of this book is it divides the mammals taxonomically. It allows a much deeper appreciation of these incredible creatures.

The whales and dolphins section is the best part of the guide, listing rare and endangered species. It features to look for when trying to identify the animal. The book also includes a page on marine mammal morphology and a very useful illustrated glossary. It's quite heavy, so it's more for checking up at home.

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Compherensive insight guide to mammalian fish of sea
Very easy to navigate and full of useful information
Delivers what they promise

Best For beginner: Brett Jarrett marine mammal Identification Guide

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This is a great field guide because it shows actual pictures and not just drawings. The introduction defines marine mammals, describes their evolutionary relationships, their natural history, their conservation and how to look for them. This one has 384 pages, describes itself as a "field guide to the marine mammals of the world" and its coverage is REALLY comprehensive. The illustrations are excellent and cover very well the intraspecific variation of each species, indicating for each of the diagnostic features. This guide also does a great job in the descriptions and what to expect the cetacean to act like.

Why We Like This:

Has actual pictures and not just drawings
Keep handy in the cockpit on your next adventure
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best With Fish: Patrick J Lynch marine mammal Identification Guide

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Patrick J Lynch makes beautiful and great guide with classic and smartly choosen materials. Patrick Lynch’s new book is a handy guide, easily fitting into a backpack on a beach walk, that gives the reader a sense of the nature they enjoy. It is such a great field guide to long island sound.

If you live along the sound on either the connecticut or long island side and are interested in knowing more about the place, this is the book for you. It is a very readable but scientifically presented account of the geological history of long island sound. This will increase your appreciation for, and understanding of the interdependence of this diverse ecosystem.

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Coastal habitats, plant life, fish, seabirds, marine mammals
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best Guide: Hadoram Shirihai marine mammal Identification Guide

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Hadoram Shirihai line of guide come in a pretty wide variety of styles, so you can definitely find one that suits your individual preferences and needs. There have been a plethora of field guides on marine mammals and most of them, including several recent ones, such as Carwardine's and the Welles', that are quite good. The organized guide to the world of marine mammals provides a succinct outline of the main groups and modern taxonomy. It has profiles of each animal and describes different variations in each region. On a practical level, it is water resistant and has beautiful pictures which can be easily shared with folks on the whale-watch boat.

This is a comprehensive book on different whale and dolphin species. There's also an excellent photo of a breaching Hecter's beaked whale. It by far exceeds the amount of information and identifying traits of different species. It is wonderful for beginners and even experienced biologist. If you like really small photos and half-way decent illustrations, this is the book for you.

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One of the new comers and featured product
Delivers what they promise

Best For aquarium: Noble s Proctor marine mammal Identification Guide

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Lavishly illustrated and full of information, this field guide is a must have for any beachgoers, sea watchers, wildlife enthusiasts, or even just casual visitors and Atlantic Coast residents. It gives readers living in the waterways, along with whale watchers and chartered fishing boat customers, a fighting chance at identifying everything from algae to whales. This is a very useful identification guide to the animals likely to be encountered in offshore waters of the western atlantic from newfoundland to north carolina.

This field guide covers all of the sea birds, fishes, marine mammals, and various other collections of wildlife that are found along the northern atlantic coast, from Norfolk, VA, all the way up to Maine and beyond. It fits in one's backpack and the design is clean and elegant.

One of the best things about this field guide is the wonderful color plates that beautifully illustrates all of this wildlife and makes identification of species much easier. This is a perfect guide to use after you walk on Florida beaches and nature areas.

Why We Like This:

Fits well in the pocket and has ideal illustrations packaged for convenient rapid reference
Complete field guide to the wildlife of the north atlantic
One of the new comers and featured product