Download or read book Wondrous World of Fishes written by National Geographic Society (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fishing lore, nuggets of information on what game fishes eat, where they range, record catches, and other details to enchant the fisherman unfold for you in this newest volume of the National Geographic's Natural Science Library.
Download or read book The Dragon Behind the Glass written by Emily Voigt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE 2017 NASW SCIENCE IN SOCIETY JOURNALISM AWARD A FINALIST FOR THE 2017 PEN/E. O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR “[A] curiously edifying book.” —The New York Times Book Review “With the taut suspense of a spy novel, Voigt paints a vivid world of murder, black market deals, and habitat destruction surrounding a fish that's considered, ironically, to be a good-luck charm.” —Discover “[An] immensely satisfying story, full of surprises and suspense....Things get weird fast.” —The Wall Street Journal An intrepid journalist’s quest to find a wild Asian arowana—the world’s most expensive aquarium fish—takes her on a global tour in this “engaging tale of obsession and perseverance…and an enthralling look at the intersection of science, commercialism, and conservationism” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). A young man is murdered for his pet fish. An Asian tycoon buys a single specimen for $150,000. Meanwhile, a pet detective chases smugglers through the streets of New York. With “the taut suspense of a spy novel” (Discover) The Dragon Behind the Glass tells the story of a fish like none other. Treasured as a status symbol believed to bring good luck, the Asian arowana, or “dragon fish,” is a dramatic example of a modern paradox: the mass-produced endangered species. While hundreds of thousands are bred in captivity, the wild fish as become a near-mythical creature. From the South Bronx to Borneo and beyond, journalist Emily Voigt follows the trail of the arowana to learn its fate in nature. “A fresh, lively look at an obsessive desire to own a piece of the wild” (Kirkus Reviews), The Dragon Behind the Glass traces our fascination with aquarium fish back to the era of exploration when naturalists stood on the cutting edge of modern science. In an age when freshwater fish now comprise one of the most rapidly vanishing groups of animals, Voigt unearths a surprising truth behind the arowana’s rise to fame—one that calls into question how we protect the world’s rarest species. “Not since Candace Millard published The River of Doubt has the world of the Amazon, Borneo, Myanmar, and other exotic locations been so colorfully portrayed as it is now in Emily Voigt’s The Dragon Behind the Glass…a must-read” (Library Journal, starred review).
Download or read book Why Fish Don t Exist written by Lulu Miller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteenth-century scientist David Starr Jordan built one of the most important fish specimen collections ever seen, until the 1906 San Francisco earthquake shattered his life's work.
Download or read book Fishes of the Atlantic Coast written by Gar Goodson and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook, with its brief, informative text and 408 color illustrations, is designed for the fishwatcher, that inquisitive personwhether swimmer, tidepool watcher, skin or scuba diver, or fishermanwho wants to know something about the beautiful and abundant marine life from Labrador to Trinidad. The 378 fish species that are described in words and pictures have been chosen as those most commonly sighted by divers or shoreline visitors, taken by fishermen or collectors, or found in the marketplace. Two maps assist the reader in locating the range of particular fishes, and there is a section on diving timps for beginners.
Download or read book Commercial Fisheries Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book California Marine Food and Game Fishes written by John E. Fitch and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived
Download or read book Boys Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1966-04 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
Download or read book Collected Reprints written by Southwest Fisheries Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fishes written by Brian W. Coad and published by Hyperion Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bridging Divides written by Stephan Gollasch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-09-24 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maritime canals dissolve natural barriers to the dispersal of marine organisms, providing novel opportunities for natural dispersal, as well as for shipping-mediated transport. This book is the first to assess the impacts of the world’s three principal maritime canals – the Kiel, the Panama, the Suez – as invasion corridors for alien biota. These three canals differ in their hydrological regimes, the types of biotas they connect, and in their permeability to invasions.
Download or read book NOAA Technical Report NMFS SSRF written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1968 with total page 1380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Part 1, Number 1: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - June)
Download or read book NOAA Technical Report NMFS CIRC written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Special Scientific Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marine Fisheries Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Odysseys and Photographs written by Leah Bendavid-Val and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find rare insight into photography, world history, and the human experience in the personal stories of four legendary "National Geographic" photographer-explorers, as told by those who knew them best. 200 b&w and color photographs.
