| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
The author of The Book of Sharks, Imagining Atlantis, and Encyclopedia of the Sea turns his gaze to the tuna--one of the biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals and the source of some of the world's most popular delicacies--now hovering on the brink of extinction. In recent years, the tuna's place on our palates has come under scrutiny, as we grow increasingly aware of our own health and the health of our planet. Here, Ellis explains how a fish that was once able to thrive has become a commodity, in a book that shows how the natural world and the global economy converge on our plates.--From publisher description. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-319) and index. |
| Contents |
Port Lincoln -- A celebration of tuna -- The fraternity of big tuna -- Sport fishing for tuna -- commercial tuna fisheries -- Tsukiji -- Fishing for maguro -- Tuna farming -- The bluefin's popular little cousins -- The tuna industry -- Can we save the bluefin? -- Eminent domain. |
| Subject |
Bluefin tuna.
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Bluefin tuna fisheries.
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Endangered species.
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| ISBN |
9780307267153 |
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0307267156 |
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