Required Field Guides:

1) Gotshall, D. 1994. Guide to Marine Invertebrates: Alaska to Baja California. Sea Challengers, Monterey, CA.

2) Mondragon, J. and J. Mondragon. 2003. Seaweeds of the Pacific Coast: Common Marine Algae from Alaska to Baja California. Sea Challengers.

3) You must have one or the other, but not both:

a) Humann, P. 1996. Coastal Fish Identification: California to Alaska. New World Publications, Inc.

b) Gotshall, D. 1981. Pacific Coast Inshore Fishes. Sea Challengers, Ventura, CA: Western Marine Enterprises. 2nd Edition.

 

Recommended Field Guides:

Abbot, A.A. and G.J. Hollenberg. 1976. Marine Algae of California. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.

Druehl, L. 2001. Pacific Seaweeds: a Guide to Common Seaweeds of the West Coast. Sea Challengers, Monterey, CA.

Jensen, G. C. 1995. Pacific Coast Crabs and Shrimps. Sea Challengers, Monterey, CA.

Behrens, D. W. 1991. Pacific Coast Nudibranchs: a Guide to the Opisthobranchs, Alaska to Baja California. Sea Challengers, Monterey, CA. 2nd edition.

Miller, D.J. and R.N. Lea. 1972. Guide to the Coastal Marine Fishes of California. University of California, Division of Agricultural Sciences.

Morris, R.H., D.P. Abbott, and E. Haderlie. 1980. Intertidal Invertebrates of California. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.

Recommended Texts:

Kingsford, M. and C. Battershill. 1998. Studying Temperate Marine Environments: a Handbook for Ecologists. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Mann, K.H. 2000. Ecology of Coastal Waters. Blackwell Science, Inc. 2nd Edition.