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This lavishly illustrated, large-format, comprehensive guide comes at a time when pressures on the world’s shark species are greater than any time in history. This up to date, authoritative book describes and illustrates in detail over 500 shark species, with information on identification, habitat, behaviour, biology, status and distribution. Every species is illustrated in colour with accompanying diagnostic line drawings. The introduction covers the ancestry, life-history, physiology, ecology and conservation of sharks. In addition to the extensive systematic illustrations are over 150 colour photographs and informative graphics.

A comprehensive resource on the biological and physiological characteristics of the cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays, and chimaeras. In sixteen chapters, organized by theme, Klimley covers a broad spectrum of topics, including taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and physiology. The chapters are richly illustrated with pictures of sharks, diagrams of sensory organs, drawings of the body postures of sharks during threat and reproductive displays, and maps showing the extent of the species’ foraging range and long-distance migrations. Each chapter commences with an anecdote from the author about his own personal experience with the topic, followed by thought-provoking questions and a list of recommended readings in the scientific literature. The book will be a useful textbook for advanced ichthyology students as well as an encyclopedic source for those seeking a greater understanding of these fascinating creatures.

Eilperin explores the fascinating world of sharks and their interaction with humans. In this eye-opening adventure that spans the globe, Juliet Eilperin investigates the fascinating ways different individuals and cultures relate to the ocean’s top predator. Along the way, she reminds us why, after millions of years, sharks remain among nature’s most awe-inspiring animals and how this extraordinary human fascination with sharks may eventually lead to their extinction.

Since people have been going to sea they have been in awe of sharks. Worshipped by ancient civilizations, reviled by seafarers and in more recent years, closely studied by marine biologists, sharks are the product of over 450 million years of evolution, honed to perfection as some of the sea’s most sophisticated predators. Their formidable jaws and teeth seem to invoke in us an irrational fear that turns any shark attack into front-page news worldwide. Yet their powerful, streamlined bodies are also an inspiration to ship and submarine designers and their immune system may hold the key to fighting human diseases. Presenting the latest findings from international shark researchers, Sharks is an engaging introduction to these near-perfect predators. It describes the broad range of living sharks, explores their biology and behaviour, and dispels the myths. Illustrated with over 100 of the best shark images from around the world, this book reveals these creatures to be far more than just mindless, killing machines. Revised and reformatted with the latest research, new images and up-to-date text, this is a comprehensive introduction to sharks and their biology and behaviour.

A fascinating compendium of shark facts and Tasmanian maritime history. It also represents the first detailed examination of Tasmanian white shark captures, encounters and attacks ever undertaken.

Here the reader can chart the course of human/shark interactions in the island state, from the founding of the British colony in Van Diemen’s Land to the dawn of the twenty-first century. Richly illustrated throughout, White Pointer South aims to give water-users and the general public a better understanding of the occurrence of white sharks in Tasmanian waters and the threats which continue to beset these magnificent predators as they negotiate the island’s rugged coastline.

Read about changing human attitudes towards sharks in Tasmania – from the fear and loathing of sharks in general, to the enactment of legislation designed to protect the most feared shark of all from exploitation.

Explore a comprehensive chronology of Tasmanian white shark captures spanning sixty-four years. Discover the key reasons for white shark mortality in state waters and what can be done to help mitigate the toll taken on shark numbers as a result of bycatch.

Examine Tasmania’s nine recorded shark attacks in an unprecedented and detailed survey that deals with facts rather than the sensationalism which typically attends this subject. Relive exciting and sometimes harrowing encounters with white sharks through the firsthand narratives of Tasmanian fishermen, fish-farmers, divers and surfers.

“This book will be of especial interest to all those who use our marine waterways whether they be above or below the surface.”
Dr John Stevens
CSIRO shark biologist and co-author of Sharks and Rays of Australia.

Sharks stir strong and greatly conflicting emotions in us: fear, anger, respect, devotion. This book takes a compelling look at why. Take a deep breath and enter the world of sharks – an animal to be respected, admired and protected.