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Book Review: Shrimps, prawns and lobsters

Jade Craven · March 9, 2020 ·

Shrimps are a common feature of most Victorian rockpools. Most species, however, aren’t that easy to identify. They move quickly and can have translucent features. This guide aims to help amateur naturalists and beachcombers identify the common species of shrimps, prawns and lobsters.

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Book Review: Crabs, Hermit Crabs And Allies

Jade Craven · November 22, 2019 ·

I rarely noticed crabs when walking along the beach. That all changed when I started to visit Apollo Bay (Victoria), most school holidays. We would find multiple species of crabs each visit and wanted to learn more about them. There was so much diversity in the one harbour! I bought this book to help me figure out the exact species I was seeing.

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Book Review: Life on the Rocky Shores of South-Eastern Australia

Jade Craven · November 1, 2019 ·

Life on the Rocky Shores is one of my favourite books for beginner rockpoolers. The guide is a compact (148mm x 105mm) guide that features 96 species that are commonly found along the shores of South-Eastern Australia. It has since become one of the first books I check when trying to identify intertidal marine life.

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