The Ultimate Guide to
Great White Watching
"Packed with information, photos, and drawings of the great white, this book will be an invaluable aid to those who want to learn more about our favorite shark, and to those who feel a particularly strong attachment to Carcharodon carcharias, the most charismatic of all sharks — indeed, the most fascinating of all the ocean's great predators."
- Richard Ellis
Author of The Book of Sharks
"A valuable reference guide to the greatest marine predator, and a significant addition to the Great White Shark literature."
- Carl Roessler
Sea Images, Inc.
"It belongs on the bookshelf and in the backpack of everyone interested in life in the sea, on the outside chance that you might be lucky enough to encounter this magnificent creature."
- Dr. John McCosker
California Academy of Sciences
ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research, Special Publication No. 1
with Special contributions by:
Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch
Jeff Kurr & Caterina Gennaro,
and
Ralph S. Collier
208 pages
123 black-and white illustrations,
including never-before-published photos
and specially prepared artwork by
acclaimed scientific illustrator,
Alessandro De Maddalena
Includes CD-ROM
18 original video clips, including specially-created computer animations showing how the Great White protrudes its jaws, maintains its body temperature, and how its senses work, footage of spectacular Great White behavior, a first aid video, an invitation to join the author studying the Great White in South Africa, plus hot-links to selected Internet resources, including 'hotlinks' to recommended cage diving operators.
ISBN: 0-9732395-0-6
Price: US$34.95, plus shipping and handling
The definitive, world-wide guide on when and where to watch Great White Sharks and how to interpret their behavior. Includes:
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Great White Shark "hot spots" around the globe
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A comprehensive illustrated catalogue of Great White Shark surface and social behaviors
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A new theory about the function of the Great White Shark's distinctive pigmentation pattern
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Guidelines for watching Great White Sharks from shore, boat, or while diving
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Tips for diving in a shark cage
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Tips on photographing and filming Great White Sharks
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The world's best Great White watching sites, including when to go, what conditions to expect, and how to get there
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Activity-specific safety tips for divers and surfers
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Interactive CD-ROM, featuring specially created computer animations, film clips of spectacular Great White behavior, and web-links to selected on-line resources
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
About Contributors
Introduction
What's So Great About the Great White Shark?
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Parallel swimming may establish dominance by allowing comparison of relative size, strength, and readiness to fight. Drawing by Alessandro De Maddalena — all rights reserved. |
About Sharks in General
Shark Diversity
Shark Characteristics
Great White Shark Biology
Anatomy
Physiology
Senses
Life History
Great White Shark Distribution
Great White Shark "Hot Spots"
Great White Shark Diet and Feeding
Prey Types
Known Diet of the Great
White Shark
Predatory Strategies
Scavenging
Off the Menu
Great White Shark Ecology
Great White Shark Surface Behavior
Great White Shark Social Behavior
Social Significance of the Great White's Pigmentation Pattern
Does the Great White Shark Play?
Guidelines for Watching Great White Sharks
From Shore
From a Boat
While Diving
Tips for Diving in a Shark Cage
Tips on Photographing Great White Sharks, by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch
Techniques of Filming Great White Sharks, by Jeff Kurr and Caterina Gennaro
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Where to See Great White Sharks
California
Mexico
South Australia
South Africa
Identifying Individual Great White Sharks
Great White Shark Attacks
Victim Characteristics
Times and Places of Attacks
Outcome of Attacks
Motivation of Attacks
Safety Recommendations
For Divers
For Surfers
If You or Your Companion is Attacked
Great White Shark Conservation
Appendices
Appendix 1: Great White Shark Feeding Form
Appendix 2: White Shark Observation Form
Appendix 3: White Shark Identification Form
Appendix 4: White Shark Attack Form
Appendix 5: Suggested Protocol for the Scientific Investigation
of Shark Attacks,
by Ralph S. Collier
Appendix 6: Request for Reports of Stranded Great White Sharks
Appendix 7: Fast Facts - The Great White at a Glance
Glossary
Suggested Reading
Books
Articles
Scientific Papers
Index
About The Author
About the ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research
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