This beautifully illustrated guide covers an unprecedented range of species that may be sighted along the coastline or offshore by the whale watcher, bird watcher, fisher, boating enthusiast, or natural history buff. Designed in a handy pocket size, the book provides concise information for identifying the invertebrates, mammals, birds, turtles, fish, sharks & rays, & even floating seaweeds & common algae that live along the Atlantic coast & offshore from North Carolina to the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, & Prince Edward Isl&. With range maps & text on pages directly opposite the full-colour illustrations, the book makes identification of more than two hundred species of offshore wildlife quick & easy. Special features include full-page spreads to compare similar species of seabirds, & inserts to help identify whales by their blowhole patterns, diving, & other behaviours. Those with an interest in ocean life know that surprises often appear at the end of a fishing line, floating beside the boat, washed up on the shore, or flying overhead. This is the ultimate guide for those who are curious about such creatures & the marine environment in which they dwell. Also available by Noble S. Proctor & Patrick J. Lynch: Manual of Ornithology (paper ISBN 030007619 3, 18.95).