The billfish story [electronic resource] : swordfish, sailfish, marlin, and other gladiators of the sea / Stan Ulanski.
Material type: TextSeries: Publication details: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013 2015); Athens [Georgia] : University of Georgia Press, [2013] 2015)Description: 1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 196 pages) :) illustrations, mapsISBN:- 9780820346335
- 0820346330
- 597/.78 23
- QL638.I88 U43 2013
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The rise of billfish -- The interlocking web of ocean life : from plankton to billfish -- Billfish through the ages -- Anatomy of tournaments -- The ultimate billfish : blue marlin -- Night stalkers : swordfish -- Billfish bantamweights : spearfish, white marlin, and sailfish -- The fate of billfish -- Bibliography -- Index.
The billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Noted for their speed, size, and acrobatic jumps, billfish have for centuries inspired a broad spectrum of society. Ulanski tells the saga of this unique group of fish-- and those who have formed bonds with them through their pursuit, study, and protection of these species.
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