What's That?! How do I look it up?

[Aucilla]

I would love to find a big, beautiful book, full of color photographs, to help me learn the names of all the fish and other livng things I get to see when I dive the Florida coast. I live in Florida's Big Bend, so I see mostly northern Gulf fish; but I am interested in South Florida things as well. Any recommendations?

 

[munkispank]

hey there, If you don't have it already, the best book IMHO is the Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach "Reef Fish Identifiication: FLorida Carribean and Bahamas"
Big, Glossy, great pics, easy to use to identify, really great book. (even has a geeky tick off list!!!)
Its part of a series of 3, with reef creatures and coral Id (i think)

enjoy

 

[GrierHPharmD]

hey there, If you don't have it already, the best book IMHO is the Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach "Reef Fish Identifiication: FLorida Carribean and Bahamas"
Big, Glossy, great pics, easy to use to identify, really great book. (even has a geeky tick off list!!!)
Its part of a series of 3, with reef creatures and coral Id (i think)

enjoy

It also exists as a CD-ROM. Nice to put onto a laptop when you're traveling.

Other good resources are Ned DeLoach's Underwater Florida, a guide to dive sites around the state and the beach diving series by Ray McAlister. (You can get them at most of the local dive shops.)

I also like Shipwrecks of the Sunshine State, a guide to historical wrecks with dive site information.

Good luck,
Grier