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North Atlantic Right Whales: From Hunted Leviathan to Conservation Icon
David W. Laist
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Description for North Atlantic Right Whales: From Hunted Leviathan to Conservation Icon
Hardback. The result is a single volume that offers a comprehensive understanding of North Atlantic right whales, the role they played in the many cultures that hunted them, and our modern attempts to help them recover. Num Pages: 464 pages, 102, 76 black & white illustrations, 6 graphs, 12 maps, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: PDX; PS; PSVW73; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
In the cold waters of the unforgiving North Atlantic Ocean, some of the heartiest humans of medieval days ventured out in search of whales. Through the centuries, people on both sides of the Atlantic became increasingly dependent on whale oil and other cetacean products. To meet this growing demand, whaling became ever more sophisticated and intense, leading to the collapse of what was once a seemingly inexhaustible supply of large cetaceans. Central to the whale's subsequent struggle for existence has been one species-the North Atlantic right whale. Conservationist David W. Laist now provides the first complete history of the North ... Read more
In the cold waters of the unforgiving North Atlantic Ocean, some of the heartiest humans of medieval days ventured out in search of whales. Through the centuries, people on both sides of the Atlantic became increasingly dependent on whale oil and other cetacean products. To meet this growing demand, whaling became ever more sophisticated and intense, leading to the collapse of what was once a seemingly inexhaustible supply of large cetaceans. Central to the whale's subsequent struggle for existence has been one species-the North Atlantic right whale. Conservationist David W. Laist now provides the first complete history of the North ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421420981
SKU
V9781421420981
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About David W. Laist
Scientist David W. Laist is a senior policy and program analyst for the US Marine Mammal Commission.
Reviews for North Atlantic Right Whales: From Hunted Leviathan to Conservation Icon
Although the text is written for a technical audience, the lucid and fluid narrative is combined with sufficient engaging descriptions to make this work accessible to all audiences. Statistics about whale populations and whaling are present, but unlike many books on whaling that overwhelm readers with extensive tables, quantitative information is placed judiciously in the narrative to illustrate specific points. ... Read more