Why sharks matter : a deep dive with the world's most misunderstood predator
2022
Book
"An award-winning scientist and science educator takes readers on a tour of the world of shark research and conservation, explaining how to protect the world's most misunderstood animals and why we should do so"-- Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781421443645
- 1421443643
Description: pages cm
Notes: Includes index.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Shark Basics, and Fun Facts to Keep You Reading
- Sharks Are Not a Threat to Humans
- The Ecological Significance of Sharks
- What Are the Threats to Sharks and How Threatened Are They?
- How Can We Protect Sharks?
- Sustainable Fisheries for Shark Conservation: Target-Based Policies
- Fishing and Trade Bans for Shark Conservation: Limit-Based Policies
- How Are Scientists Helping Sharks?
- How Are Environmentalists Helping Sharks?
- How Can You Help Sharks? (Dos and Please Just Don'ts)
- Afterword.
LCCN: 2021022868
Control Number: 3204881
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.