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The Billfish Story: Swordfish, Sailfish, Marlin, and Other Gladiators of the Sea (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Ser.)
Stan Ulanski
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Description for The Billfish Story: Swordfish, Sailfish, Marlin, and Other Gladiators of the Sea (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Ser.)
Paperback. "A Wormsloe Foundation nature book"--Page 4 of jacket. Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 colour paintings, 11 figures. BIC Classification: PSPM; WNCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
The billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Composed of sailfish, marlin, spearfish, and swordfish, they roam the pelagic waters of the Atlantic and are easily recognized by their long, spear-like beaks. Noted for their speed, size, and acrobatic jumps, billfish have for centuries inspired a broad spectrum of society. Even in antiquity, Aristotle, who assiduously studied the swordfish, named this gladiator of the sea xiphias - the sword.
The Billfish Story tells the saga of this unique group of fish and those who have formed bonds with them - relationships forged by anglers, biologists, ... Read more
The billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Composed of sailfish, marlin, spearfish, and swordfish, they roam the pelagic waters of the Atlantic and are easily recognized by their long, spear-like beaks. Noted for their speed, size, and acrobatic jumps, billfish have for centuries inspired a broad spectrum of society. Even in antiquity, Aristotle, who assiduously studied the swordfish, named this gladiator of the sea xiphias - the sword.
The Billfish Story tells the saga of this unique group of fish and those who have formed bonds with them - relationships forged by anglers, biologists, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Series
Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Series
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820349756
SKU
V9780820349756
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About Stan Ulanski
Stan Ulanski is a professor of meteorology, oceanography, and marine resources in the Geology and Environmental Science Department at James Madison University, USA. He is the author of The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic and The Science of Fly-Fishing.
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