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The billfish story [electronic resource] : swordfish, sailfish, marlin, and other gladiators of the sea / Stan Ulanski.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: 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
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 597/.78 23
LOC classification:
  • QL638.I88 U43 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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