Author Statement: Alexandrine Civard-Racinais ; Photographs by Patrice Héraud ; Preface by Maud Fontenoy
Audience: Trade
Specs: 116 full color photographs, map, tables, resources, index
Pages: 144
Trim Size: 7 1/2" X 10" X 7/16"
Language code 1: eng
Publication Date: 20171205
Copyright Year: 2012
Great White Shark: Myth and Reality
A comprehensive new look at the great white shark.
Great White Shark covers all aspects of this great but sadly misunderstood ocean predator. There are three sections: Portrait of the Great White; Searching for the Great White; and Requiem for the Great White? Together they describe shark biology and behavior (some of it previously unknown, such as hunting in groups) and describe how researchers and conservationists study and protect sharks.
The last section considers the plight of the shark and paints an accurate portrait of this remarkable creature. It also surveys the deadly dangers faced by great white sharks, such as finning and ocean garbage. More than 100 dramatic photographs of sharks fill the book.
Topics include:
Four experts -- underwater photographer Frédéric Buyle, oceanographer Catherine Vadon, marine zoologist Michael Scholl, and marine biologist Bernard Séret -- reflect on the future of the species now living on borrowed time.
Great White Shark is an exciting new chapter in shark research.
| Bio: | Alexandrine Civard-Racinais is an author and journalist specializing in science. Patrice Héraud is an award-winning underwater photographer, documentary filmmaker, and author. He has specialized in the great white shark since 1990, and in 2003 he created SOS Grand Blanc, dedicated to a population tagging program for large white Australian sharks. |
| TOC: | Contents
Foreword Portrait of the Great White
Appendix |
