Tunas and Billfishes of the World Hardback
by Bruce (Chair, IUCN SSC Tuna & Billfish Specialist Group, National Museum of Natural Histor Collette, John (Chair, Virginia Institute of Marine Science) Graves
Illustrated by Valerie A. Kells
Hardback
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The definitive resource on tunas and billfishes from the world's top authorities. Tunas and billfishes are peak predators of the oceans.
Admired by scientists and naturalists for their speed, grace, unique physiology, and diversity, they are important both ecologically and socioeconomically.
Vital sources of food and income for many maritime nations, whose fleets of vessels target them with huge purse seines or miles-long lines, these exhilarating fishes are also highly desired and avidly sought by big game fishers across the globe. In Tunas and Billfishes of the World, Bruce Collette, a leading marine ichthyologist and conservationist, and John Graves, an expert on the biology, fisheries, and management of tunas and billfishes, focus on three families of fishes: Scombridae, the mackerels and tunas; Istiophoridae, sailfish and marlins; and Xiphiidae, the Swordfish.
Over the course of 61 in-depth species accounts, Collette and Graves• describe what each species looks like and where it lives• include detailed summaries of the fishes' biology—size, food, habitat, reproduction, and early life history• offer current information about fisheries interests and conservation status• provide up-to-date evaluations of the threat status for each speciesAccompanied by full-color, scientifically accurate illustrations by renowned illustrator Val Kells, along with range maps for each species, this spectacular volume is the essential book on these majestic inhabitants of the sea.
Destined to quickly become the standard reference for scientists, students, and naturalists, Tunas and Billfishes of the World will also be prized by all fishers who pursue these species.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages, 61 Maps; 241 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2019
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- ISBN:9781421431574
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages, 61 Maps; 241 Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781421431574
