Guide to the marine sport fishes of Atlantic Canada and New England /
Atlantic Canada and northern New England have a great diversity of fishes providing both food and sport. Their waters are home to more than 600 kinds of fished, of which 70 are of sporting, culinary, or bait-fish interest. Brian W. Coad provides a convenient and comprehensive guide to these fishes.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
©1992.
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Colección: | Heritage.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Acknowledgments; The angler's personal catch record; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; Purpose of the book; Format of family and species accounts; Structure of fishes; Biology of fishes; How to identify fishes; Preserving fishes for identification; Dangerous fishes; Pollution; Oceanography; Commercial fisheries; History; Fish farming; FAMILY AND SPECIES ACCOUNTS; Dogfish shark family (Squalidae); Greenland shark; Spiny dogfish; Mackerel shark family (Lamnidae); Great white shark; Porbeagle; Requiem shark family (Carcharhinidae); Blue shark; Skate family (Rajidae); Barndoor skate; Little skate
- Smooth skateThorny skate; Winter skate; Sturgeon family (Acipenseridae); Atlantic sturgeon; Herring family (Clupeidae); American shad; Atlantic herring; Blueback herring; Gaspereau; Argentine family (Argentinidae); Atlantic argentine; Freshwater eel family (Anguillidae); American eel; Salmon family (Salmonidae); Arctic charr; Atlantic salmon; Brook charr; Brown trout; Coho salmon; Pink salmon; Rainbow trout; Smelt family (Osmeridae); Capelin; Rainbow smelt; Cod family (Gadidae); Arctic cod; Atlantic cod; Atlantic tomcod; Cusk; Haddock; Ogac; Pollock; Red hake; White hake
- Hake family (Merlucciidae)Silver hake; Grenadier family (Macrouridae); Rock grenadier; Saury family (Scomberesocidae); Atlantic saury; Killifish family (Fundulidae); Mummichog; Silverside family (Atherinidae); Atlantic silverside; Temperate bass family (Percichthyidae); Striped bass; White perch; Bluefish family (Pomatomidae); Bluefish; Wrasse family (Labridae); Cunner; Tautog; Wolffish family (Anarhichadidae); Atlantic wolffish; Eelpout family (Zoarcidae); Ocean pout; Mackerel family (Scombridae); Atlantic bonito; Atlantic mackerel; Bluefin tuna; Swordfish family (Xiphiidae); Swordfish
- Butterfish family (Stromateidae)Butterfish; Scorpionfish family (Scorpaenidae); Redfishes; Sculpin family (Cottidae); Arctic sculpin; Arctic staghorn sculpin; Grubby; Longhorn sculpin; Sea raven; Shorthorn sculpin; Lumpfish family (Cyclopteridae); Lumpfish; Lefteye flounder family (Bothidae); Summer flounder; Windowpane; Righteye flounder family (Pleuronectidae); Atlantic halibut; Canadian plaice; Greenland halibut; Smooth flounder; Winter flounder; Witch flounder; Yellowtail flounder; Goosefish family (Lophiidae); Monkfish; Appendix 1. Recording the catch; Taxidermy; Fish prints
- Appendix 2. Useful skillsKnot tying; Safety and life-saving techniques; Appendix 3. Fish as food; Buying, storing, and preparing fish; Recipes; Smoking fish and making caviar; Appendix 4. Other information useful to the angler; Books and periodicals on fishes; Licences and regulations; Travel and maps; Tides, charts, and weather reports; Boats and deep-sea fishing; Scuba diving and snorkelling; Glossary of terms used in this book; Bilingual Canadian fishing lexicon; Metric conversions; Index