Book Bibliography

Can sea turtles retract their heads? (opens in a new tab) Read together

Olive Ridley Project

Sea Turtles Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Find Home (opens in a new tab)

Live Science

What do sea turtles eat? Unfortunately, plastic bags (opens in a new tab) Read together

WWF

David and the Gentle Giant Fish: Goliath Grouper (opens in a new tab) Read together

USFWS

Elephant Seal Movements: Some Frequency Based Studies (opens in a new tab)

UC Berkeley / Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute

Elephant Seals: Lifestyle (opens in a new tab) Read together

UC San Diego

When and where to see elephant seals in California (opens in a new tab) Read together

The Marine Mammal Center

Emperor Angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator (opens in a new tab)

Fishes of Australia (Museums Victoria)

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs (opens in a new tab)

Science 359(6374): 460–462

Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) — species profile (opens in a new tab)

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program

7 cool anemone facts you may not know (opens in a new tab) Read together

Two Oceans Aquarium (Cape Town)

Sea Anemones (opens in a new tab) Read together

Blue Planet Aquarium (UK)

Atlantic Puffin (Hinterland Who’s Who fact sheet) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Hinterland Who's Who

Also used on p. 68

Sandeel (opens in a new tab) Read together

NatureScot (Scottish Government nature agency)

Sandeel (species briefing) (opens in a new tab)

Scottish Environment LINK

The closure of sandeel fisheries (opens in a new tab) Read together

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

10 facts about manatees (opens in a new tab) Read together

World Animal Protection

Manatee Alerting Device (research news) (opens in a new tab)

Florida Atlantic University

Palette Surgeonfish (opens in a new tab) Read together

Aquarium of the Pacific

Hermit crabs socialize to find new homes (ScienceDaily) (opens in a new tab)

ScienceDaily

Social Networking Helps Hermit Crabs Find Homes (opens in a new tab)

Tufts Now

Are seahorses the quirkiest fish? (opens in a new tab) Read together

Natural History Museum (London)

Common Dolphin (OLogy card 206: Talking Underwater) (opens in a new tab) Read together

AMNH OLogy (kids' science site)

Dolphins name themselves with a whistle (opens in a new tab)

Science News

Attention shoppers: “Pole and line” is today’s eco-friendliest label for canned tuna (opens in a new tab) Read together

Oceana

Northern Bluefin Tuna (opens in a new tab) Read together

Ocean Tracks

Squid (opens in a new tab) Read together

National Geographic

Fisheries managers should act to protect swordfish this month (commentary) (opens in a new tab)

Mongabay

Swordfish, Xiphias gladius (opens in a new tab)

Fishes of Australia (Museums Victoria)

The Surprising Story of Swordfish You May Not Know (opens in a new tab)

NOAA Fisheries

Humpback Whale (opens in a new tab) Read together

Save the Whales

Humpback Whale (species fact sheet) (opens in a new tab)

Irish Whale Trust

30th anniversary of the REEF Volunteer Fish Survey Project (opens in a new tab)

REEF

Foureye Butterflyfish (opens in a new tab)

Florida Museum (University of Florida)

California Sea Lion (opens in a new tab) Read together

Smithsonian's National Zoo

California Sea Lion — animal facts (opens in a new tab) Read together

SeaWorld

Clownfish & anemone: symbiotic relationship (opens in a new tab) Read together

National Geographic

Mucus coat protects from sea anemone (opens in a new tab) Read together

Biomimicry Institute

Species Profile: Clownfish (SRAC Publication No. 7213) (opens in a new tab)

Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (USDA-funded; Univ. of Florida / Virginia Tech)

Nurse Shark (opens in a new tab)

Florida Museum (University of Florida)

Nurse Shark — animal facts (opens in a new tab) Read together

SeaWorld

Evaluating Strategies for Restoring Parrotfish Populations in Belize (doctoral dissertation) (opens in a new tab)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Parrotfish (opens in a new tab) Read together

National Geographic Kids

Parrotfish Build Islands with Their Poop (60-Second Science) (opens in a new tab)

Scientific American

Protecting Reef Grazers to Enable Coral Reef Recovery in Belize (case study) (opens in a new tab)

Reef Resilience Network

20,000 Salmon Return to the Klamath—but Challenging Conditions for Recovery Remain (opens in a new tab)

Inside Climate News

Orca (Killer Whale) (opens in a new tab) Read together

National Park Service

Orcas (opens in a new tab) Read together

Save the Whales

Salmon return to lay eggs in habitat after largest dam removal project in US history (opens in a new tab)

The Boston Globe (AP wire)

Moray eels (Fun facts) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Government of Western Australia (DBCA)

At 74, Wisdom the albatross is welcoming new motherhood once again (opens in a new tab)

NPR

Wandering Albatross (FitzPatrick Institute article) (opens in a new tab)

University of Cape Town

Microscopic marvel: a very close look at sea urchins (opens in a new tab) Read together

Two Oceans Aquarium (Cape Town)

Sea Urchin (Ask A Biologist) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Ask A Biologist (ASU)

Maximum swimming speeds of sailfish and three other large marine predatory fish species: a myth revisited (opens in a new tab)

Biology Open 5(10): 1415–1419 (via PubMed Central)

New circle hook requirement for billfish tournaments (FINS newsletter) (opens in a new tab)

Louisiana Sea Grant (LSU)

Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus (opens in a new tab)

FlyLife Magazine

Understanding Jellyfish (opens in a new tab) Read together

University of Georgia Extension

Great Barracuda (opens in a new tab)

Florida Museum (University of Florida)

25 Delicious Facts About Lobsters (opens in a new tab) Read together

Mental Floss

Function of chemoreceptor organs in spatial orientation of the lobster, Homarus americanus (opens in a new tab)

Biological Bulletin 163: 144–153 (archive.org copy)

Pufferfish: underwater balloon of death (opens in a new tab) Read together

Natural History Museum (London)

Spotted Eagle Ray (opens in a new tab)

Florida Museum (University of Florida)

Spotted eagle ray patterns confirmed unique (opens in a new tab)

X-Ray Magazine

10 Amazing Facts about Sea Otters (opens in a new tab) Read together

Oceana Canada

12 Facts About Otters for Sea Otter Awareness Week (opens in a new tab) Read together

U.S. Department of the Interior

History and status of translocated sea otter populations in North America (summary) (opens in a new tab)

Conservation Evidence

Northern Sea Otter Stock Assessment Report: Southeast Alaska (2023) (opens in a new tab)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Trends and carrying capacity of sea otters in Southeast Alaska (Journal of Wildlife Management) (opens in a new tab)

U.S. Geological Survey

Atlantic Puffin (Hinterland Who’s Who fact sheet) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Hinterland Who's Who

Also used on p. 16

Skomer Island Welcome Talk 2026 (day visitors) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (opens in a new tab) Read together

State of Hawaiʻi

Manta Ray FAQ (opens in a new tab)

Florida Museum

Manta ray (opens in a new tab) Read together

National Geographic

Crabs of the Seashore of the British Isles (opens in a new tab) Read together

British Marine Life Study Society (Glaucus)

Blue Whale (opens in a new tab) Read together

National Geographic

Blue whale songs dropping in pitch (Scripps Institution of Oceanography news release) (opens in a new tab)

UC San Diego Library

Impressive claims about blue whales (opens in a new tab)

Africa Check

Understanding the fishery dynamics and stock health of mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus from Indian coastal waters (opens in a new tab)

FAO AGRIS record

How Do Seabirds Drink Salt Water? (opens in a new tab) Read together

Audubon Magazine

Sea Star or Starfish? What You’re Really Touching in Our Touch Tank (opens in a new tab) Read together

Shaw Institute

Sea Stars (education fact sheet) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Denver Zoo

Doing the Stingray Shuffle (opens in a new tab) Read together

University of Florida IFAS Extension

Cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Aquarium de Barcelona

Beluga or White Whale (opens in a new tab) Read together

Save the Whales

Octopus (Camden County ANR blog) (opens in a new tab) Read together

University of Georgia Extension

Octopuses (Wildlife Guide) (opens in a new tab) Read together

National Wildlife Federation

Bird of the week: Brown pelican (opens in a new tab) Read together

Your Observer

Brown Pelican (opens in a new tab) Read together

National Park Service

Earth from Space: World’s largest living structure (opens in a new tab) Read together

European Space Agency (ESA)

Queen Conch (Florida Keys brochure) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Florida FWC Marine Resources

Sea Turtles and Light (opens in a new tab) Read together

National Park Service

Ten wildest facts about walrus (opens in a new tab) Read together

World Wildlife Fund Canada

Walrus Fact Sheet (opens in a new tab) Read together

PBS

Clown Triggerfish (opens in a new tab) Read together

Toronto Zoo

Gray Triggerfish (opens in a new tab)

Florida Museum (University of Florida)

Birds with Fins, Fish with Wings: Pondering Penguins’ Prospects (opens in a new tab)

Oceanography (The Oceanography Society), Dec 2017

Film: Why penguins can’t fly (and more amazing penguin facts) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Robert E. Fuller

Spinoff 2009: Star-Mapping Tools Enable Tracking of Endangered Animals (opens in a new tab)

NASA

Scallops’ amazing eyes use millions of tiny, square crystals to see (opens in a new tab)

Science News

This shrimp packs a punch (opens in a new tab) Read together

Science News Explores

Gallery: Peek Inside a Coral Nursery (opens in a new tab) Read together

Live Science

Staghorn Coral (species profile) (opens in a new tab) Read together

Florida FWC