| Tuna: Love, Death, and Mercury Contributor(s): Ellis, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307387100 ISBN-13: 9780307387103 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's "Cod," famed marine researcher and illustrator Richard Ellis brings us a work of scientific achievement that will forever change the way we think about fish and fishing. The bluefin tuna is one of the world's biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals, as well as the source of its most popular delicacies. Now, however, it hovers on the brink of extinction. Here Ellis explains how a fish that was once able to thrive has become a commodity--and how the natural world and the global economy converge on our plates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Fish - Nature | Endangered Species - Nature | Animals - Wildlife |
| Dewey: 333.956 |
| LCCN: 2009497114 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.75 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Famed marine researcher and illustrator Richard Ellis brings us a work of scientific achievement that will forever change the way we think about fish, fishing, and the dangers inherent in the seafood we eat. The bluefin tuna is one of the world's biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals, as well as one of its most popular delicacies. Now, however, it hovers on the brink of extinction. Here Ellis explains how a fish that was once able to thrive has become a commodity--and how the natural world and the global economy converge on our plates. With updated information on mercury levels in tuna, this is at once an astounding ode to one of nature's greatest marvels and a serious examination of a creature and world at risk. |