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Author Spitzer, Mark, 1965- author.

Title In search of monster fish : angling for a more sustainable planet / Mark Spitzer
Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]

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Contents Demythologizing demonologies: snakeheads and piranhas rabid in the Amazon -- Welsing for colossals in Catfishalonia: a hypothetical history -- Cuda chaos in the Dominican Republic: only beaten by the waves -- Sportfishing gar: an old dog's failure proves a point -- Monster-fishing shark off Montauk: reframing the narratives of fisheries and ourselves -- Monster carp in France: in pursuit of fish without borders -- Bananas for tarpon: a matter of timing in the Gambia and beyond -- Striking gold in Senegal: one monster fish leads to another -- Attack of the Italian Zander: putting back more than we take out -- Translating an eely Ionian monsterfest into top predator decimation: more than just a metaphor -- Conclusion: fishery solutions for the disenlightenment
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Fishing -- Anecdotes.
Fishes -- Size.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
Fishes -- Size
Fishing
Genre/Form Anecdotes
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781496214317
1496214315
9781496214294
1496214293