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In pursuit of giants : one man's global search for the last of the great fish / Matt Rigney.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rigney, Matt.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marine fishes--Conservation.
- Marine fishes.
- Marine fishes--Ecology.
- Rare fishes--Conservation.
- Rare fishes.
- Fish populations--Research.
- Fish populations.
- Endangered species--Research.
- Endangered species.
- Wildlife conservation.
- Fishing--History.
- Fishing.
- Fisheries--History.
- Fisheries.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Viking, 2012.
- Contents:
- book 1. Discovery. In the kingdom of the sapphire waters : Cabo San Lucas, Mexico ; The harpooner's last stand : the northeast peak of Georges Bank
- book 2. Destruction. Introduction : annihilation of a fish ; Whirlwind. Tokyo and Oma, Japan. Port Lincoln, South Australia ; The Warrior in Malta : Greenpeace and the battle in the Mediterranean
- book 3. The primal world. Introduction : in pursuit of giants ; Granders in the Coral Sea : Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia ; The last voyage of Primetime : two hundred miles off the coast of New Zealand.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0670023353
- 9780670023356
- OCLC:
- 746833708
- Publisher Number:
- 99950371754
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