| Giant Bluefin Contributor(s): Whynott, Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865474974 ISBN-13: 9780865474970 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1996 Annotation: The bluefin tuna is the largest finfish in the ocean--as much as ten feet long, weighing up to 1,500 pounds. In Japan, where raw bluefin meat is a great delicacy, a single fish can bring $30,000. In this stirring account of a heroic, embattled way of life, Whynott details the competition and camaraderie among the fishermen, and their battle with conservationists who wish to limit the bluefin harvest. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Nature | Animals - Fish - Sports & Recreation | Fishing |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.53" W x 8.24" (0.63 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This elegantly written and compelling work portrays the way the Japanese demand for giant bluefin tuna has altered the lives of Cape Cod fishermen. In telling the story of one man's passionate hunt for giant bluefin, Douglas Whynott details the competition and camaraderie in the bluefin fishery, the pressures of a conservationist movement seeking to limit the bluefin harvest, and the struggle of the fisherman himself against "the wild horses of the] fish species." |
Contributor Bio(s): Whynott, Douglas: - Douglas Whynott is the author of Following the Bloom, Giant Bluefin, and A Unit of Water, A Unit of Time. He lives near Hanover, New Hampshire, and directs the M.F.A. writing program at Emerson College in Boston. |