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Beneath Busselton Jetty.
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Beneath Busselton Jetty.

by Storrie, Ann; Morrison, Sue; Morrison, Peter; Thomson-Dans, Carolyn (editor).

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0730755312
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Kensington, WA: Department of Conservation and Land Management, 2003. Paperback wide octavo, very good plus condition, colour text-photos (some full-page), minimal edgewear. 145 pp. Ann Storrie and colleagues tell the story of Western Australia's Busselton Jetty which is over 138 years old and over 1.8 kilometres long - the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere. Effectively a huge artificial reef, it is a magnet to visitors, divers, and anyone interested in the marine environment. The jetty has been colonised by an amazing diversity of colourful corals, sponges, sea stars, shellfish, fish and other forms of marine life. This beautiful book takes a detailed look at the jetty’s history and its underwater inhabitants.
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Charting a Continent: A Brief Memoir on the History of Marine Exploration and Hydrographical Surveying in Australian Waters from the Discoveries of Captain James Cook to the War Activities of the Royal Australian Navy Surveying Service.

by Ingleton, Lt-Commander Geoffrey. C.

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Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1944. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, blue cloth cover, endpapers & pages lightly toned, top edge foxed, minimal foxing fore-edge, bottom corners two pages creased, covers little scratched, bookplate inside front cover, minor written corrections, autograph (author's written name). 146 pp. Lt-Commander Geoffrey. C. Ingleton provides a fascinating examination of early Australian maritime surveys (some little known), and the importance of these surveys to the safety of ships and their crews. The author attempts to show that most of these Australian surveys were made many years ago, and that new surveys are urgently required. (Page numbers are corrected in pencil for some illustrations, as listed at the front of the book.).
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The Coral Battleground [The Great Barrier Reef].
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The Coral Battleground [The Great Barrier Reef].

by Wright, Judith.

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9780170051668
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0170051668
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Melbourne: Nelson / Thomas Nelson (Australia) Limited, 1977. 1st ed.. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, stiffened pictorial cover, black endpapers, top edge little foxed, minor edgewear. 203 pp. First edition (1977). Judith Wright, the noted Australian poet and environmentalist, describes the battle to save the Great Barrier Reef from limestone mining and oil drilling. A classic Australian study of a serious and longlasting political versus conservation dispute, which lead to permanent protection of the reef by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The reef covers 2000 Km along the Queensland coast. The spectacular coral reefs, sand cays and islands are the most precious Australian marine resource.
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Coral Reefs and Climate Change [The Guide for Education and Awareness].

by Reid, Craig; Marshall, Justin; Logan, Dave; Kleine, Diana.

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9780646523606
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0646523600
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Brisbane: Coralwatch / University of Queensland Press (UQP), 2009. 1st ed.. Paperback quarto, very good plus condition, includes CD ROM and coral health chart, colour photos, charts, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 236 pp. This book places the focus on coral reefs, the astonishing abundance of life within them, and the impacts of climate change on this beautiful environment. Coral reefs are being lost five times faster than rainforest. It is important to act now to prevent further degradation. For educators, students, reef enthusiasts, professionals and eco-citizens.
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Fairy Penguins: A Brief Life History with Photographs.

by Reilly, Pauline.

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9780959882827
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Hampton, VIC: P. N. Reilly, 1978. 2nd or revised, reprint ed.. Paperback small, very good condition, card cover, stapled pamphlet, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. 32 pp. Pauline Reilly lovingly describes the penguin colony of Phillip Island, Victoria, based on the work by the Penguin Study Group at Phillip Island.
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The Great Barrier Reef of Australia: A Popular Account of its General Nature.

by Committee, Great Barrier Reef; Hedley, Charles.

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Brisbane: Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau, 1923. 1st ed.. Hardback very small, no jacket, very good condition, leatherette cover (gilt embossed), black & blue text-photos with coloured edge, frontispiece, gilt edges, decorative endpapers, colour fold-out map inside rear cover, spine rubbed, pages lightly toned, spine rubbed (small piece missing bottom edge), boards slightly lifted outwards, printed dedication, minor edgewear. 32 pp. First edition. A beautiful little book about the history of The Great Barrier Reef. Describes the general nature and the many early visitors to the Reef including Captain James Cook. A fascinating way to learn about the history of this important part of Australia, and look at what it was like at the time this book was compiled. (Most of the text written by Charles Hedley. Printed dedication states: With best Christmas and New Year wishes, from the Premier of Queensland and Mrs Theodore.).
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Great White.

by Woodford, James.

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9781742612546
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1742612547
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Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2014. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos, base spine slightly bumped, minor edgewear corners. 237 pp. With the body of a torpedo, the jaws of a bear trap, the power of a truck and a brain the size of a thumb, this is the story of the great white shark, ocean's most perfect predator. James Woodford reveals this striking fish is the result of evolution, engineering, chemistry, physics, and competition to survive in the world's harshest environments.
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Historical Portrait of the Progress of Ichthyology, from its Origins to Our Own Time [Foundations...
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Historical Portrait of the Progress of Ichthyology, from its Origins to Our Own Time [Foundations of Natural History].

by Cuvier, Georges; Pietsch, Theodore W. (editor).

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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (JHUP), 1995. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), tables, figures (including frontispiece), top edge foxed, owner's sticker, protected by removable archival plastic sleeve. 366 pp. A classic French text, here in English translation, that traces the development of the science of the study of fishes (ichthyology). He also outlines a criteria for classification of fishes. (Taken from the first volume of his 22-volume Histoire Naturelle des Poissons.).
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Into the Blue: Boldly Going where Captain Cook has Gone Before.

by Horwitz, Tony.

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Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2003. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, maps, spine lightly creased, minor edgewear. 480 pp. The author travels and re-experiences the voyages of James Cook and the exotic scenes he encountered. He also explores Cook the man: an impoverished farmboy who broke through the barriers of his class and time, to become the greatest navigator in history.
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The Rumbling Silence of Lake Eyre.

by Dulhunty, Roma.

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Sydney: J. A. & R. Dulhunty, 1986. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), endpaper maps, colour photos, minimal edgewear. 231 pp. The third book of a trilogy about the geological studies of Lake Eyre, South Australia, by geology academic John Dulhunty (Sydney University) and his wife Roma. This volume covers their arduous trek across the parched northern margin of the lake (seldom visited), which abuts the awesome Simpson and Tirari Deserts. Self-published.
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The Whaling Season: An Inside Account of the Struggle to Stop Commercial Whaling.
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The Whaling Season: An Inside Account of the Struggle to Stop Commercial Whaling.

by Mulvaney, Kieran.

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Washington, DC: Island Press, 2003. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white photos centre spread, cover corners minimally bumped, minimal edgewear jacket. 348 pp. Kieran Mulvaney, an American whale conservationist, recounts the extraordinary efforts to intercept the persistent fleet that keeps hunting whales in the waters surrounding Antarctica and halt the slaughter in one of the earth's last great wilderness areas.
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