FISHING IN BERMUDA. By Graham Faiella.

2003 1st edition. Landscape 4to (258 x 221mm). Ppx,196. Colour identification paintings of fish, colour photographs, graphs, tables, charts and maps, bibliography. Laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper.

This is an excellent and detailed manual of the waters around Bermuda from the point of view of the boat fisherman. Chapters include: Introduction; The marine environment of Bermuda; The fishing environment of Bermuda; The fishing grounds of Bermuda, early surveys of Challenger and Argus Banks; Fish species around Bermuda (plus plates section); Recreational and sport fishing in Bermuda, a year in the life of a Bermuda gamefishing captain; Commercial fishing in Bermuda, longlining in Bermuda; Fishing tackle and methods in Bermuda, mullet fishing by East End fishermen; Restricted fishing areas and species; Fishing ecology and conservation in Bermuda; Fisheries management in Bermuda. Appendices include: Families of the most important catch fish around Bermuda; Chronology of fisheries legislation in Bermuda, 1620-1997; Directory of charter fishing operators in Bermuda; Bermuda fish recipes; Current world and Bermuda gamefish records set in Bermuda; charts 1-5; Graphs 1-10.