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Saltwater Fishes of Florida: Central and Northern Gulf of Mexico

Saltwater Fishes of Florida: Central and Northern Gulf of Mexico is for fishermen and nature enthusiasts alike, featuring 65 common species of fish occurring in the beautiful bays, beaches and offshore waters of Florida’s Gulf coast—from the Tampa Bay to the Gulf Islands National Seashore.

The illustrations are arranged so that comparison of similar species is easy. The accompanying text accurately indicates size, distinguishing features and habitat.

This 12-panel guide, conveniently folds up in to a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket, yet sturdy enough to stand up under repeated use – durable lamination also makes it waterproof.

ISBN: 978-0-9828856-4-2

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Diane Peebles

Diane grew up in Louisiana and attended Tulane University where she studied biological illustration, art history and the natural sciences.

She graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Biological Illustration and moved to Florida with her husband, a marine biologist.

Because of her lifelong love of fishing, she decided to choose ichthyology as her illustration specialty. Her watercolor fish illustrations are in high demand for conservation, nature and scientific publications.

Her oil paintings have been featured on state and conservation fishing stamps, magazine covers, and books.

She continues to prioritize projects that enhance conservation of our natural resources, and supports many organizations and charities with her time and donation of artwork.

Diane currently serves as Vice President of the Florida Foundation for Responsible Angling.

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Saltwater Fishes of Florida: Southern Atlantic Coast & the Florida Keys

Saltwater Fishes of Florida: Southern Atlantic Coast and the Florida Keys
is for fishermen and nature enthusiasts alike, featuring 65 common species of fish occurring in the beautiful bays, beaches and offshore waters of Florida’s Atlantic coast—from Melbourne to the Florida Keys.

The illustrations are arranged so that comparison of similar species is easy. The accompanying text accurately indicates size, distinguishing features and habitat.

This 12-panel guide, conveniently folds up in to a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket, yet sturdy enough to stand up under repeated use – durable lamination also makes it waterproof.

ISBN: 978-0-9826211-3-4

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Diane Peebles

Diane grew up in Louisiana and attended Tulane University where she studied biological illustration, art history and the natural sciences.

She graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Biological Illustration and moved to Florida with her husband, a marine biologist.

Her oil paintings have been featured on state and conservation fishing stamps, magazine covers, and books.

She continues to prioritize projects that enhance conservation of our natural resources, and supports many organizations and charities with her time and donation of artwork.

Diane currently serves as Vice President of the Florida Foundation for Responsible Angling.

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Saltwater Fishes of Florida: Southern Gulf of Mexico

Saltwater Fishes of Florida: Southern Gulf of Mexico is for fishermen and nature enthusiasts alike, featuring 65 common species of fish occurring in the beautiful bays, beaches and offshore waters of Florida’s Gulf coast—from Charlotte Harbor to Everglades National Park.

The illustrations are arranged so that comparison of similar species is easy. The accompanying text accurately indicates size, distinguishing features and habitat.

This 12-panel guide, conveniently folds up in to a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket, yet sturdy enough to stand up under repeated use – durable lamination also makes it waterproof.

ISBN: 978-0-9826211-4-1

To flip through the electronic sample,
click the arrows.

Diane Peebles

Diane grew up in Louisiana and attended Tulane University where she studied biological illustration, art history and the natural sciences.

She graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Biological Illustration and moved to Florida with her husband, a marine biologist.

Her oil paintings have been featured on state and conservation fishing stamps, magazine covers, and books.

She continues to prioritize projects that enhance conservation of our natural resources, and supports many organizations and charities with her time and donation of artwork.

Diane currently serves as Vice President of the Florida Foundation for Responsible Angling.

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Saltwater Fishes of Florida: Central and Northern Atlantic Coast

Saltwater Fishes of Florida: Central and Northern Atlantic Coast is for fishermen and nature enthusiasts alike, featuring 65 common species of fish occurring in the beautiful bays, beaches and offshore waters of Florida’s Atlantic coast—from Melbourne to Jacksonville.

The illustrations are arranged so that comparison of similar species is easy. The accompanying text accurately indicates size, distinguishing features and habitat.

This 12-panel guide, conveniently folds up in to a packet narrow enough to fit in a back pocket, yet sturdy enough to stand up under repeated use – durable lamination also makes it waterproof.

ISBN: 978-0-9828856-3-5

To flip through the electronic sample,
click the arrows.

Diane Peebles

Diane grew up in Louisiana and attended Tulane University where she studied biological illustration, art history and the natural sciences.

She graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Biological Illustration and moved to Florida with her husband, a marine biologist.

Her oil paintings have been featured on state and conservation fishing stamps, magazine covers, and books.

She continues to prioritize projects that enhance conservation of our natural resources, and supports many organizations and charities with her time and donation of artwork.

Diane currently serves as Vice President of the Florida Foundation for Responsible Angling.

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Sharks of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts

Sharks of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts is an easy-to-use, 12-panel identification guide to the 50 coastal shark species found from Maine to Texas. This convenient guide is designed to help quickly identify all common and notable species that inhabit inshore bays and estuaries, river mouths and channels, rocky and sandy shores, reefs, and deep offshore environments.

Each species is illustrated in stunning full-color and are supplemented by line drawings of their teeth. The highly detailed and scientifically accurate illustrations are accompanied by common and scientific names, maximum length, and concise text that highlights key features, and habitat typical of the species.

This foldable and durable guide is light weight, weather proof and easily fits into a pocket, glove compartment, backpack, tackle box, or boat console. Anglers, naturalists, students, teachers, and divers alike will find it to be an excellent resource in the office, at home, in the class room, in the field, or out on the water.

ISBN: 978-1-943334-68-1

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Val Kells

Val Kells is an author and highly regarded Marine Science Illustrator whose specialty is marine and brackish water fishes. Her work is precise, highly detailed and scientifically accurate.

Val recently illustrated, designed and co-authored “A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes: from Alaska to California.” This four-and-a-half year project includes almost 700 species descriptions and over 950 illustrations of Pacific coast fishes that occur from the border of Canada to the border of Mexico. This important book is the companion to “A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes: from Maine to Texas,” which she also co-authored and designed and for which she produced 1,079 full-color illustrations. Other notable books that feature her work include “Field Guide to Fishes of the Chesapeake Bay” and the forthcoming “Tunas and Billfishes of the World.”

Val has also developed and produced thousands of full-color, black-and-white and mixed-media identification and interpretive illustrations for permanent and temporary displays at over 30 public aquariums, museums and nature centers both in the US and abroad.

Val received her degree in Environmental Science and Science Communication and Illustration from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1986. An avid fisherman and naturalist, Val loves exploring and spending time on the water with family and friends.

For more about Val please visit:
www.coastalfishes.com
www.valkellsillustration.com

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