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Description edit
A group of traders huddles around a pile of dried shark fins on a gleaming white floor in Hong Kong. A Papua New Guinean elder shoves off in his hand-carved canoe, ready to summon a shark with ancient magic. A scientist finds a rare shark in Indonesia and forges a deal with villagers so it... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sharks: Sharks of all sorts- lemon sharks, hammerheads, blue sharks, dogfish, great whites and many other sharks populate this book.
- Selam Karasimbe: The "world-famous" shark caller of Kontu.
- Aeluda Toxok: A veteran shark caller in Mesi.
- Brian Green: General manager of Emirau Marine Products, buys shark fin.
- Mark "The Shark" Quartiano: Tour operator in Florida who gives his clients the chance to catch and kill sharks.
- Peter Benchley: Author of "Jaws" who regretted the effect the movie version had on how people view and treat sharks.
- Charlie Lim: Secretary of Hong Kong's Sharkfin and Marine Products Association, a major player in the shark fin trade.
- Roy Torres: Investigator from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; tracks down shark smugglers.
- Kevin Thompson: Pastor caught overseeing a massive shark smuggling operation.
- Mahmood Shivji: Director of the Guy Harvey Research Institute; Uses DNA analysis to help identify illegally caught sharks.
- Stephen R. Palumbi: Director of Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey; trying to create a DNA database and to create a chart of all shark species.
- Robert Hanner: Coordinator of the "Fish Barcode of Life" campaign, trying to catalog the DNA of as many types of fish as possible.
- Demian Chapman: Professor studying shark reproduction.
- E.O. Wilson: Renowned biologist who speaks with Eilperin about the evolution of sharks.
- Ellen Pikitch: Demonstrates her lassoing technique for catching sharks to tag them for research at Glover's Reef in Belize.
- Barbara Block: "The unquestioned queen of shark tagging."
- Gerald Allen: Author of a popular reef fish identification guidebook.
- Max Ammer: Runs several "eco-resorts" in Indonesia and encourages locals to value conservation.
- Mark Erdmann: Senior adviser for Conservation International Indonesia, works to identify new shark species in Indonesia and to raise public awareness and funds for conservation efforts.
- Gregg Oelofse: Head of environmental policy for Cape Town; supervises "shark spotting" program but worries about public perceptions of the likelihood of shark attacks and people's confidence in the government's ability to protect them.
- Ethel Tshandu: "Shark spotter" in Cape Town responsible for looking for sharks in the water from a vantage point high above the beach.
- Sonja Fordham: Advocate for shark preservation in Europe and the U.S.
- Ransom A. Myers: Scientist who published several influential articles about the effect of human activity on shark populations.
- Randall Arauz: President of Costa Rican shark conservation group Pretoma.
- Struan Stevenson: Senior member of the European Parliament's Fisheries Committee.
- January Jones: Actress who has lobbied Washington politicians on behalf of sharks.
- Paul Ahuja: Conservationist centered in La Paz.
- Luis "Meli" Munoz: La Paz fisherman advocating a switch from fishing to shark-related tourism.
- Rachel Graham: Researcher studying shark population in La Paz.
- Eugenie Clark: Has been studying ocean life since the 1950s.
- Kim Maclean: Organizes cage diving expeditions for people to learn about sharks by seeing them up close.
- George W. Bush: Signed legislation making the Northwest Hawaiian islands into a national monument--at the time it was "the largest marine protected area in the world."
Setting & Locations edit
- Hong Kong
- China
- California
- Pacific
- United States
- Gulf Of Mexico
- Cape Town
- Raja Ampat
- Atlantic
- America
- South Africa
- Belize
- Papua New Guinea
- Miami
- Japan
- Australia
- Florida
- Baja
- Europe
- Hawaii
- New Ireland
- New Jersey
- Tembin
- Indonesia
- Canada
- Washington
- New York
- New England
- Caribbean
- Kesennuma
- San Francisco
- Shanghai
- Asia
- Spain
- East Coast
- Sala
- Singapore
- Abuja
- Kiput
- France
- Ecuador
- North Sea
- London
- Kingman Reef
- Selpele
- Bird's Head Seascape
- Brussels
First Sentence edit
The sharks are almost glowing as they pass by, gently nudging each other as they jostle for the bloody pieces of barracuda that the ichthyologist Samual "Sonny" H. Gruber has thrown in the sea minutes before.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction: Shark
1. The World-Famous Shark Caller
2. An Ancient Fish
3. A Demon Fish
4. Dried Seafood Street
5. The Shark Sleuths
6. Shark Trackers
7. Living with Sharks
8. Fish Fight
9. Gawking at Jaws
Conclusion: Shark Nirvana
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Glossary edit
- parthenogenesis: Way in which sharks are able to reproduce in which an egg develops without being fertilized.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Juliet Eilperin (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-375-42512-7
Page Count: 295
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-375-42512-7
Page Count: 295
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 597.3
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