fishHook Publications & Photography
Introduction
fishHook Publications & Photography was established in 2013 by Chris Paulin and specialises in natural history writing and photography.
Chris Paulin's experience with natural history and ethnological museum collections includes 37 years as a marine biology curator at the National Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa), where his research ranged from the taxonomy of New Zealand fishes to traditional Mäori fish-hooks and customary fishing techniques.
The results of these studies have been published in over 60 scientific papers, including descriptions of 17 fish species new to science. Chris has also published ten books on fish identification, Fiordland marine biota, the intertidal biota, as well as traditional fishhooks and fishing, and commercial fishing.
Full Bibliography including popular and taxonomic publications here.
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fishHook Publications
Books
(Prices in $NZ. Prices for photobooks indicative only - they keep increasing and don't update them. Enquire, including for overseas postage rates)
2014. Paulin, C.D. & P.A. Ryan. The Rocky Shore: a guide to the intertidal plants and animals of Wellington's Taputeranga Marine Reserve. (fishHook Publications). 88pp. $12 incl. NZ postage
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2014. Paulin, C.D. & P.A. Ryan. Taranaki's Rocky Shore. (fishHook Publications). 92pp. $12 incl NZ postage
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2016. Paulin, C.D. (with introduction by M. Fenwick). Te Matau a Maui: fish-hooks, fishing and fisheries in New Zealand. (fishHook Publications). 232pp. $25 incl. NZ postage
Photobooks available on request:
(Customised titles; prices on request -
4-5 weeks delivery; halfprice specials are available
occasionally)
My first book of Terrestrial invertebrates (24pp)
[21 x 21 cm; Approx $45]
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My first book of spiders (40 pp)
[21 x 21 cm; approx $65]
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My first book of Insects (40 pp)
[21 x 21 cm; approx $65]
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Flowers A-Z. (26 pp)
[21 x 21 cm; approx $45]
