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    Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico: A Guide for Accident Prevention and First Aid
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    Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico: A Guide for Accident Prevention and First Aid
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    Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico: A Guide for Accident Prevention and First Aid
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    Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico: A Guide for Accident Prevention and First Aid

    By Edwin S Iversen and Renate H Skinner

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    Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico is a guide for accident prevention and first aid. There are sections on:
    • Species that bite, such as sharks, barracuda, moray eels, alligators and crocodiles, octopi, and sea lice

    • Species that sting, such as jellyfish, stingrays, fire worms, fire coral, cone shells, sea urchins, and bony fishes

    • Species dangerous to eat, from cholera, paralytic shellfish poisoning, red tide, parasites, and ciguatera

    • Pests that harm swimmers, such as various algae, bacteria, and parasites

    • Toxic mucus-secreting species, such as sponges, fishes, and marine toads

    • Fish beak and processing injuries, such as flying fish, billfish, swordfish, and shark skin

    • Human/animal interactions at modern tourist attractions
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPineapple Press
    Release dateOct 17, 2015
    ISBN9781561647477
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    Dangerous Sea Life of the West Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico: A Guide for Accident Prevention and First Aid
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    Edwin S Iversen

    Dr. Edwin Iverson was a professor of marine science at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine Atmospheric Science for 37 years. He published many books and articles. The Rosenstiel School established the Edwin S. Iversen Prize in Aquaculture to honor Dr. Iversen and to promote the career of students interested in the field.

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    • 4/5
      I want to add this book to my personal library. It has a lot of useful information regarding "dangerous" marine animals. This book would have been very handy in my Marine Biology class & Parisitology class.