Books

Bob’s work has been published in the following books:

The Coral Reefs of Papua New Guinea – European Union, 1998

Coffee Table picture book with captions that tell the story of coral reefs

Available from Seachallengers.com

Coral Sea Reef Guide – Sea Challengers, 2000/2003

Written especially for divers, identifying Coral Sea – GBR, PNG, Solomons, Vanuatu, New Caledonia marine life, with details of habitat, behaviour and similar animals.

Most used (and worn!) book aboard GBR and PNG dive boats.

Available from Seachallengers.com / Amazon and Cairns dive shops. Soon to be collectors item.

Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkelling Papua New Guinea – Tim Rock & Bob Halstead, 1999

Out of print but often available through Amazon etc.

Dive Papua New Guinea – Air Niugini, 1995 (Out of print)

Tropical Diving Adventures – Robert Brown, 1977 (Out of print)

The Dive Sites of Papua New Guinea – New Holland Publishers, 1996

Out of print. Sometimes available from Amazon

Asian Diver Scuba Guide to Papua New Guinea – Asian Diver, 1996 (Out of print)

In the acknowledgements I managed to sneak in “any errors are of course the fault of the publisher” – and it got printed. There was no second edition.

The numerous errors were the fault of the publisher.

Great Barrier Reef – Peter Lik & Bob Halstead, original version 1996, completely revised 2011.

A popular and inexpensive inexpensive souvenir of the GBR and Coral Sea.

Available on book and postcard stands throughout Queensland.

The photograph below shows several of the books featuring chapters I have written.