March 2002

Vol. 17, No. 3     What's this?

Brand New Paul Humann ID Books

from the March, 2002 issue of Undercurrent  

The three-set fish, creature and coral ID books by Paul Humann is the unparalleled source for information on Caribbean Sea life and identification. Last month, Humann and his partner Ned Deloach, released updated and expanded editions of each, with scores of new critters, better photos and information not available anywhere else. The Reef Fish Identification book, with more than 500 pages, is 20 percent larger than the previous edition, introduced in 1994. Whenever I travel to the Caribbean, I tote all three books and spend my down time figuring out what I saw and where to look to find rare creatures. Humann’s splendid Reef Creature Identification book (420 pages), covers sponges, nudibranchs, octopus, crustaceans, Christmas tree worms and plenty more. His Reef Coral Identification book (276 pages) helps you identify all the hard and soft corals, spawning, and even the growth on top of corals, algae and other plant life. Beginners may want to ID only fish, but I’d recommend that all three books be partof every diver’s library. And, if you have an old set, by all means replace it. You’ll be delighted at the additions and improvements. While each book normally retails for $40, you can get all three for $80 and change by ordering through our web site: http://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/bookpicks.shtml. You’ll get the best prices Amazon.com has to offer plus speedy delivery. Also, a large chunk of our profit will go to the Coral Reef Alliance, which works to keep our reefs alive and well. As of this writing, if you buy the books individually, you’ll get the discount; buy the package of three and you pay full price. Who knows why?