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Sea Life
Amazing Nature
Dolphin Confidential Confessions of a Field Biologist
Bearzi Maddalena
ISBN: PB: 9780226418605, ISBN: HB: 9780226040158, University of Chicago Press, July 2016
216 pp., 23x15 cm, 71 line illus.
Who hasn't fantasized about the unique thrill of working among charismatic and clever dolphins in the wild? We need not live this solely in our imaginations anymore. With "Dolphin Confidential" Maddalena Bearzi invites all of us shore-bound dreamers...
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Made of Salmon Alaska Stories from the Salmon Project
Lord Nancy
ISBN: PB: 9781602232839, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, May 2016
224 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 16 colour plates
All over the world, salmon populations are in trouble, as overfishing and habitat loss have combined to put the once-great Atlantic and Pacific Northwest runs at serious risk. Alaska, however, stands out as a rare success story: its salmon population...
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Ecology
Western Flyer Steinbeck's Boat, the Sea of Cortez, and the Saga of Pacific Fisheries
Bailey Kevin M.
ISBN: HB: 9780226116761, University of Chicago Press, March 2015
184 pp., 21.5x13.9 cm, 31 halftones
In January 2010, the Gemini was moored in the Swinomish Slough on a Native American reservation near Anacortes, Washington. Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the rusted and dilapidated boat was in fact the most famous fishing vessel ever to have sailed...
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Nature
Stung! On Jellyfish Blooms and the Future of the Ocean
Gershwin Lisa-ann
ISBN: PB: 9780226213033, University of Chicago Press, September 2014
456 pp., 23x15 cm, 4 tables, 16 colour illus.
Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life – growing toxicity and rising temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine species to the brink of collapse. And yet there is one creature that is thriving in this seasick enviro...
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Sharks and People Exploring Our Relationship with the Most Feared Fish in the Sea
Peschak Thomas P.
ISBN: HB: 9780226047898, University of Chicago Press, October 2013
256 pp., 30.5x25.4 cm, 188 colour plates
At once feared and revered, sharks have captivated people since our earliest human encounters. Children and adults alike stand awed before aquarium shark tanks, fascinated by the giant teeth and unnerving eyes. And no swim in the ocean is undertaken...
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Sounding of the Whale Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century
Burnett Graham D.
ISBN: PB: 9780226100579, ISBN: HB: 9780226081304, University of Chicago Press, September 2013
824 pp., 23x15 cm, 16 colour plates, 86 halftones, 18 line illus.
From the Bible's "Canst thou raise leviathan with a hook?" to Captain Ahab's "From Hell's heart I stab at thee!", from the trials of Job to the legends of Sinbad, whales have breached in the human imagination as looming figures of terror, power, conf...
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Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms
Goldberg Walter M.
ISBN: PB: 9780226301686, University of Chicago Press, September 2013
424 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 328 colour plates, 36 halftones, 14 line illus.
Reefs provide a wealth of opportunity for learning about biological and ecosystem processes, and reef biology courses are among the most popular in marine biology and zoology departments the world over. Walter M. Goldberg has taught one such course f...
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Biology of Sharks and Rays
Klimley A. Peter
ISBN: HB: 9780226442495, University of Chicago Press, August 2013
528 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 57 colour plates, 87 halftones, 103 line drawings, 12 tables
"The Biology of Sharks and Rays" is a comprehensive resource on the biological and physiological characteristics of the cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays, and chimaeras. In sixteen chapters, organized by theme, A. Peter Klimley covers a broad spectr...
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Billion-Dollar Fish The Untold Story of Alaska Pollock
Bailey Kevin M.
ISBN: HB: 9780226022345, University of Chicago Press, May 2013
288 pp., 23x15 cm, 33 halftones, 7 line illus.
Alaska pollock is everywhere. If you're eating fish but you don't know what kind it is, it's almost certainly pollock. Prized for its generic fish taste, pollock masquerades as crab meat in california rolls and seafood salads, and it feeds millions a...
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Swordfish A Biography of the Ocean Gladiator
Ellis Richard
ISBN: HB: 9780226922904, University of Chicago Press, April 2013
296 pp., 23x15 cm, 51 halftones, 3 line illus.
A perfect fish in the evolutionary sense, the broadbill swordfish derives its name from its distinctive bill – much longer and wider than the bill of any other billfish – which is flattened into the sword we all recognize. And though the majesty and...
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