Reading List
FIELD GUIDES
A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific
H. Douglas Pratt
This landmark field guide with chapters on the islands and habitats features superb color plates by Pratt and a checklist of birds.
Coral Reef Fishes
Ewald Lieske & Robert Myers
This compact handbook features 2,500 illustrations of shallow-water fishes around the world.
Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific, New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands
John Randall
This extraordinary handbook by leading authority John Randall features 2,018 color illustrations of South Pacific fishes.
Reef Fish Identification, Tropical Pacific
Paul Human, Ned Deloach, Gerald Allen, & Roger Steene
This comprehensive guide to Indo-Pacific reef fishes features 2,500 color photographs.
MAPS
Fiji Map
HEMA Maps
A true, in-depth tourist map to the islands of Fiji, single-sided, scaled to 1:625,000. Side one includes laundry lists of resorts, charters, golf courses and other helpful tourism info. The map features Vanua Levu, Viti Levu, Kadavu I, North Lau Group, South Lau Group and other satellite islands.
South Pacific Islands Map
Nelles
Covering the Pacific from Pitcairn to Papua New Guinea at a scale of 13:000,000. With 30 individual island maps, including Easter Island, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Marquesas, French Polynesia, Vanuatu and Fiji.
GUIDEBOOKS
Lonely Planet Fiji
Robyn Jones
This comprehensive guide features maps, a good overview of Fiji's culture, history and nature, and information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. It also includes information on outdoor and adventure activities.
Lonely Planet Fijian Phrasebook
Lonely Planet
This handy pocket phrasebook includes pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary.
NATURAL HISTORY
Fiji's Natural Heritage
Paddy Ryan
A superbly illustrated, comprehensive survey of the natural history of Fiji with 500 color photos.
Ocean Duets
Michele Westmoreland & Sylvia Earle
This stunning portfolio of sea life celebrates the ocean's biodiversity with great color photographs and informative text.
The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean
Paddy Ryan
This take-along guide covers coral reefs, fish, invertebrates and plants of the Indo-Pacific and includes 200 color photographs.
HISTORY & CULTURE
Pacific Journeys
Peter Hendrie
A striking portfolio of 330 color photographs of the people, nature and landscape of the region, Hendrie's gorgeous book includes images from his many journeys to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, to Tahiti and the Marquesas, Tonga, Fiji, Easter Island and Hawaii over the last 20 years.
Oceanic Art
Nicholas Thomas
A concise, cogent and colorful overview of the gorgeous art of the Pacific Islands. Organized thematically with 182 illustrations, 26 in color.