The Coronados Islands, Their History and Environment
Yesterday a copy of the new book, The Coronados Islands, Their History and Environment (Las Islas Coronados, una Historia y un Entorno Natural) arrived in our mailbox. It is very well done, the best treatment of the Coronado Islands (Las Islas Coronados) I have yet seen. Although I was contacted by the editors of the book for images related to the ecology and animal life at the Coronado Islands a couple of years ago, yesterday was the first time I had a chance to actually see the publication, which is printed in both Spanish and English with high quality printing and binding.
The book has some history. In 2003, Chevron proposed installing a $650 million liquified natural gas receiving terminal near the Coronado Islands, which are only about 8.5 miles from the Tijuana coast and just a 1-2 hour boat ride from San Diego. The book is derived from a large body of data that was collected during the permit process and includes interesting material about the history and ecology of the islands along with many photographs. Chevron received approval for the project but ultimately withdrew for economic reasons. Fortunately, the book was still produced and is now a publicly accessible distillation of all that research data. It is being distributed at no cost to many educational institutions in Mexico.
Check out the cover. The top photo showing all three islands was made by Alfonso Caraveo Castro, who contributed most of the images in the book. The middle photo, of fishes swimming in a kelp forest, and bottom photo, of a huge blue whale raising its fluke out of the water before diving, are mine.
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Updated: November 21, 2009
Do you know how I could purchase a copy of “The Coronados Islands, Their History and Environment”? I searched everywhere and the book doesn’t have an ISBN #. Thanks, and you are a WONDERFUL photographer!!! Ellen Norton
Comment by Ellen Norton — 10/8/2009 @ 1:01 pm
Ellen, thanks for your kind words. The book is really super, I am fortunate to have been a contributer. Looking at my copy, I see a statement in the back that says “…printed through Global Interprint, Inc. Limited edition of 2,000 English copies. July 2007.” I think it will be hard to find it for purchase, but perhaps that information is helpful. Indeed, there is no ISBN number, it was a very limited print run.
Comment by Phil — 10/8/2009 @ 1:18 pm