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Boat, Dive & Fish Catalina Island
Boat, Dive & Fish Catalina Island provides a simple, easy-to-use format for boating, diving and fishing at over 50 of Catalina Island’s harbors, coves and sites. This newly revised book features a plastic laminated cover and 152 pages of detailed information on mooring, anchoring, marine life, wrecks, game, and much more. Numerous photos, illustrations and graphics are found on every page. The back cover folds out to a map of Catalina Island for quick reference.
The book is written by Bruce Wicklund, a commercial diver, 25 year PADI Instructor, boater and long time harbor patrolman at Catalina. This user-friendly book is a valuable asset for those who boat, dive or fish at Catalina Island. Available in bookstores, marine stores, dive shops, fishing stores or on the internet at www.divecatalina.com. Published by Black Dolphin Diving.
Munching and Mating in the Macrocystis
Munching and Mating in the Macrocystis by Dr. Bill Bushing is a 60-minute DVD video that focuses on the interesting behavior that can be observed in common kelp forest fish and invertebrate species when divers slow down and really take a good look. This DVD looks closely on feeding, defense, cleaning, and mating. It features unique footage of invertebrates of octopus, sheep crabs and lobster, as well as fishes including garibaldi, giant kelpfish and black sea bass. Although a research biologist, Dr. Bushing’s presentation in this video is non-technical with his typical good sense of humor.
More information on this DVD can be found online at www.starthrower.org/home.htm.
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