The Sharks of North America

The Sharks of North America
Author: Jose I. Castro
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2011-07-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0195392949

A complete reference to all the sharks inhabiting North American waters, with excellent color illustrations of all the species.

The Sharks of North American Waters

The Sharks of North American Waters
Author: José Ignacio Castro
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1983
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780890961438

For many years, brief encounters between sharks and humans could leave the latter with a vivid memory of the much-maligned fish but no convenient means of identifying it more specifically. With the publication of The Sharks of North American Waters in 1983, everyone from the experienced ichthyologist to the weekend angler had access to concise descriptions and accurate, detailed drawings in this handy field guide to more than one hundred species. All species that have been reported within five hundred nautical miles of U.S. and Canadian shores (plus a few deep-water species from adjacent areas) are illustrated, with summaries of diagnostic characteristics, similar species, geographic range, biology, reproduction, utility, and fishing methods. An illustrated key to the families of sharks, family descriptions, and species characteristics makes field identification simple. Also included is a general account of the evolution of sharks, their anatomy, reproduction, and distribution.

SHARKS - North America

SHARKS - North America
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9780982835685

A comprehensive guide providing brief descriptions of all classifications of shark species. Charts, photos and illustrations.

A Pocket Guide to Sharks of the World

A Pocket Guide to Sharks of the World
Author: David A. Ebert
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-08-24
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691218757

An updated and comprehensive guide identifying all of the world's sharks Sharks are some of the most misunderstood animals on the planet. We still have a lot to learn about these fascinating creatures, which are more seriously threatened with extinction and in greater need of conservation and management than any other major group of vertebrates. A Pocket Guide to Sharks of the World is the only field guide to identify, illustrate, and describe every known shark species. Its compact format makes it handy for many situations, including recognizing living species, fishery catches, or parts sold at markets. This expanded second edition presents lavish images, details on newly discovered species, and updated text throughout. The book contains useful sections on identifying shark teeth and the shark fins most commonly encountered in the fin trade, and takes a look at shark biology, ecology, and conservation. A Pocket Guide to Sharks of the World will be an essential resource and definitive reference for years to come. An updated guide to all of the world’s sharks Each species is illustrated and described Handy, compact format with concise text Useful sections on the identification of shark teeth and fins

Watch out for Sharks

Watch out for Sharks
Author: Caroline Arnold
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2014-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1623348137

Based on a major international exhibit that traveled for five years in North America, this book depicts the fascinating world of sharks.

Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century

Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century
Author: Ralph S. Collier
Publisher: Scientia Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2003
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

This is the single most historically valuable book ever written on the subject of Pacific Coast shark attacks. Through bone-chilling accounts in victims' own words, never before published photographs, and detailed maps and charts of attack locations, this book accurately chronicles every known unprovoked shark attack that occurred along the Pacific Coast of North America during the entire Twentieth Century. The author's examination of wound characteristics, recurring locations, and the curious phenomenon of attacks on inanimate objects afford astonishing insights into why sharks attack. These insights form the foundation for his safety recommendations to specific ocean user groups. Based on 40 years' of research, this book willl be of inestimable value to scientists, researchers and educators, as well as anyone that might venture into the waters off the Pacific Coast. The understanding gained from this book will temper fears with knowledge and provide the reader with clear and specific information that may easily make the difference between life and death.

Shark Research

Shark Research
Author: Jeffrey C Carrier
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1315317117

Over the last decade, the study of shark biology has benefited from the development, refinement, and rapid expansion of novel techniques and advances in technology. These have given new insight into the fields of shark genetics, feeding, foraging, bioenergetics, imaging, age and growth, movement, migration, habitat preference, and habitat use. This pioneering book, written by experts in shark biology, examines technologies such as autonomous vehicle tracking, underwater video approaches, molecular genetics techniques, and accelerometry, among many others. Each detailed chapter offers new insights and promises for future studies of elasmobranch biology, provides an overview of appropriate uses of each technique, and can be readily extended to other aquatic fish and marine mammals and reptiles. Including chapter authors who were pioneers in developing some of the technologies discussed in the book, this book serves as the first single-source reference with in-depth coverage of techniques appropriate for the laboratory and field study of sharks, skates, and rays. It concludes with a unique section on Citizen Science and its application to studies of shark biology. This is a must-read for any marine biologist or scientist working in the field of shark biology, as well as marine biology students and graduates.

Field Guide to Sharks, Rays & Chimaeras of Europe and the Mediterranean

Field Guide to Sharks, Rays & Chimaeras of Europe and the Mediterranean
Author: David A. Ebert
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691211825

The definitive field guide to all the sharks, rays and chimaeras of the European Atlantic and Mediterranean The waters of the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea are home to an amazing variety of sharks, rays and chimaeras. This comprehensive and easy-to-use field guide covers all 146 species found in the Mediterranean, the waters of the European Atlantic and Iceland, along all the Scandinavian coasts, in the Black Sea and as far south as the Canary Islands. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, habitat, biology and status. Every species account comes with a colour distribution map, a depth guide, at-a-glance icons and colour illustrations. This must-have field guide also features illustrated key guides that enable you to accurately identify down to species, comparison plates of similar species, illustrations of eggcases where known and plates of teeth. The first field guide to cover all 146 species Features hundreds of colour illustrations, photos, maps and diagrams Describes key features, habitat, biology and status Includes depth guides, at-a-glance icons, key guides and teeth plates

Sharks of the World

Sharks of the World
Author: David A. Ebert
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 069120599X

"Fully revised and updated"--Back cover.