California Marine Life Identification

Product Description

45 mins. In this fast moving video, you'll learn how to identify many of the most common marine creatures seen underwater off the California coast. More than 80 species of marine plants and animals are included in this program.

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California diving must have!
I LOVED this DVD!

California Marine Life Identification
Starring: Kristine C. Barsky , Steven M. Barsky , Steven M. Barsky , and Kristine C. Barsky
Director: Kristine C. Barsky , and Steven M. Barsky
Manufacturer: Hammerhead Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00080C6F4
Release Date: 2005-03-11

Description

Do you know the differences between a seal and a sea lion?

Can you identify the most common sharks seen in shallow water along the coast?

Do you know where to find a sea pen or a sea pansy?

If you can't answer "yes!" to all of the above questions, then you need to watch California Marine Life Identification on DVD.

In this fast moving video, you'll learn how to identify many of the most common marine creatures seen underwater off the California coast.

More than 80 species of marine plants and animals are included in this program. The following is just a partial list of what you will see...

Abalone
Anemones
Bat Ray
Black Sea Bass
Blacksmith
Calico Bass
California Halibut
Chestnut Cowry
Dead Man's Fingers
Elephant Seals
Elk Kelp
Garibaldi
Giant Kelp
Gobies
Gorgonians
Halfmoons
Harbor Seals
Horn Shark
Kellett's Whelk
Kelp Greenling
Keyhole Limpet
Lingcod
Market Squid
Nudibranchs
Oar Weed
Octopus
Opaleye
Pile Perch
Purple Coral
Rock Scallop
Rock Wrasse
Rockfish
Sand Dollars
Sardines
Sea cucumber
Sea Hare
Sea Lion
Sea Otter
Sea Palm
Sea Pansy
Sea Pen
Sea Stars
Sea Urchins
Senoritas
Sheephead
Spider Crab
Sponges
Surf grass
Surfperch
Swell shark
Treefish
Wavy turban

Hosted by Kristine Barsky, a professional marine biologist, with over 30 years of diving experience, you'll find this video both entertaining and educational. Watch this video today, so you'll be ready to identify marine life the next time you go diving!

Customer Reviews:

California diving must have!.......2006-03-09

If you dive the Channel Islands off California, or if you love diving and you are thinking of trying something new, get this DVD! This video goes through many (but not all) of the creatures, fish, critters, and mammals who inhabit the Calif coast and is full of facts along with wonderful photography.

My only criticism is that the naration is a bit dull at points and that there are many common creatures that are barely mentioned or aren't covered at all. California horned shark? Spanish shawl and other nudibranchs? I do love how the video explains how to tell similar creatures apart though.
All in all this is a very well done video. This along with the IMAX video "Into the Deep" are a must for all California
scuba divers!

I LOVED this DVD!.......2005-04-05

I've been diving in California for about 45 years, and thought I knew all about the marine life here. Not so! This is a wonderful DVD chocked full of great photogrophy and lots of interesting information about my underwater friends. And I learned a bunch!

Having seen Barsky's other DVDs and read many of his books, I'm not surprised at all that his latest offering is of the highest quality.

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