Reef Sharks & Rays of the World: A Guide to Their Identification Behavior and Ecology - Softcover

Michael, Scott W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577855388 ISBN 13: 9781577855385

Publisher: Prostar Pubns, 2004

Synopsis

This book describes120 species of sharks and 112 species of rays that could be encountered near rocky reefs and coral reefs. Underwater or Aquarium color phots of the majority of these species. Information is also included on behavior and ecology. Notes on depth range, food habits , social behavior and behavior toward divers

About this title

About the Author

Scott Michael has been obsessed with elasmobranchs since the age of twelve, after encountering his first shark in a public aquarium. While still in high school he studied the food habits and abundance of sharks in the Gulf of Mexico, and has since conducted shark and ray research in the Sea of Cortez, Australia, and New Zealand. His endeavors to collect photographs and observe sharks and rays have taken him from Cocoa Island, Costa Rica to New Guinea and several locations in the Caribbean. He has contributed photographs and articles to numerous publications and was recently a scientific consultant for a National Geographic documentary on shark and ray behavior. He is a member of the American Elasmobranch Society, and currently leads dive trips, dubbed "Shark Safaris", which give divers the opportunity to observe and learn more about these fascinating animals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prostar Pubns
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1577855388
• ISBN 13: 9781577855385
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 107