Need a "Beginners reference to New England ocean life"

[Malpaso]

Now that I'm getting comfortable in the water, I'm actually seeing some of the ocean life instead of spending all my time with my gear. Saw yellow Sea Raven last week, but had no idea what it was. I can tell a lobster from a starfish, but much more than that.

What is a good reference book to start with?

 

[Benign-Chaos]

This was recently recommended to me. It looks like a great resource.

http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Life-North-Atlantic-Canada/dp/1881652351?tag=vglnkc6444-20

 

[decapoddiver]

This was recently recommended to me. It looks like a great resource.

Marine Life of the North Atlantic: Canada to Cape May: Andrew J. Martinez, Candace Storm Martinez: 9781881652359: Amazon.com: Books

That is exactly what I was going to recommend. Great book.

 

[Tug]

That's a great book; hope you enjoy it


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[spectrum]

Drilling into Bob Michelson's site offers a lot of references too.

Pete

 

[kmurray719]

I have and use Marine Life of the No Atlantic, but for dive site fish ID, I also have the REEF waterproof fish card. It's got most of the "usual suspects" on it, and you can actually bring it diving with you if you want. They're sold at a lot of dive shops (I know Cape Ann Divers has them) and they're cheap ($8-10)

REEF Waterproof Identification Cards | Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)

 

[doctormike]

Also from REEF is this book... a lot more information that the Martinez book (which is beautiful, and covers a wide variety of invertebrates, but doesn't have a lot of fish).

 

[Malpaso]

I have and use Marine Life of the No Atlantic, but for dive site fish ID, I also have the REEF waterproof fish card. It's got most of the "usual suspects" on it, and you can actually bring it diving with you if you want. They're sold at a lot of dive shops (I know Cape Ann Divers has them) and they're cheap ($8-10)

REEF Waterproof Identification Cards | Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)

Ordered the fish card and joined REEF as well.