Harbo, Rick M.: - Rick M. Harbo, BSc, is the author of the bestselling Tidepool & Reef (Big nCountry Books, 1980), Shells & Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest (Harbour Publishing, 1997), Pacific Reef and Shore (Harbour Publishing, 2017) plus several pocket field guides to marine life of the Pacific Northwest (Harbour Publishing). Harbo is a diver and a retired senior marine biologist with nFisheries and Oceans Canada. He currently volunteers as a research nassociate with the Royal BC Museum. Harbo lives in Nanaimo, BC.