Tuna: A Love Story
by Richard Ellis
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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 show more has become a commodity, in a book that shows how the natural world and the global economy converge on our plates.--From publisher description. show lessTags
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Ellis' description of tuna farming was eye-opening, as was the state of the bluefin tuna fishery. One has to wonder just how long the fishery can be sustained while the japanese market for a-grade sashimi pays a small fortune for each fish? Unfortunately, the book was full of repetition, which made it a tiresome read at times.
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Richard Ellis is one of America's most celebrated marine artists & writers. The author of ten books, including "The Search for the Giant Squid" & "Men & Whales". Ellis makes his home in New York City. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Nonfiction, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction, Economics, Hunting and Fishing, Sports and Leisure
- DDC/MDS
- 333.95 — Society, government, & culture Economics Economics of land and energy Other natural resources Biofuel, biodiversity, wildlife refuges
- LCC
- QL638 .S35 .E45 — Science Zoology Zoology Chordates. Vertebrates Fishes
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- English
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