Great British Marine Animals

This book is an eye-opening celebration of the wonderful diversity of animals that live in British seas, and the colourful and fascinating ways they go about their lives. With 500 new photographs, many more spreads of captivating behaviour stories, and 40 additional species included, this 4th edition is much the biggest upgrade of Great British Marine Animals so far. The new book has a total of 930 colour photos and 432 pages compared to 600 photos and 320 pages in the previous edition.

The wonderful diversity of animals that live in British seas are colourful, beautiful and have an amazing range of intriguing lifestyles. Even those we think of as familiar show surprising ways of getting food, defending themselves, reproducing and interacting with one another. Sea anemones seize their prey with superbly armed tentacles, crabs hide away to shed their armour and grow, starfish pull open mussels and some fish change sex when the situation demands.

Great British Marine Animals uses high-quality underwater photographs to both aid identification of a wide range of common animals (excluding marine mammals), and to give an insight into their lives. It is written for anyone who loves the sea, wildlife or exploring our coast.

Introduction
Sponges
Cnidarians (Sea Anemones, Corals, Hydroids, and Jellyfish)
Worms
Crustaceans (Crabs, Lobsters, Prawns, Shrimps and Barnacles)
Molluscs (Chitons, Sea Snails, Sea Slugs, Bivalves, Cuttlefish, Octopus and Squid)
Bryozoans
Echinoderms (Starfish, Brittle Stars, Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, and Feather Stars)
Sea Squirts
Fish
References for More Information
Organisations Promoting Conservation and Awareness of Marine Animals
Examples of different aspects of Behaviour
Index of Species, English and Latin Names