Books Available
Field Guide to the Great White Shark
by R. Aidan Martin
ReefQuest Centre for
Shark Research, Special Publication No. 1
with Special contributions by:
Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch,
Jeff Kurr & Caterina Gennaro,
and Ralph S. Collier
"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
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 featuring:
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 US$34.95, plus shipping and handling
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Shark Smart: the Divers' Guide to Understanding
Shark Behaviour by Richard (Aidan) Martin
Some copies of Shark Smart have been found and are being offered for $15. Written in 1995, it contains some of Aidan's favorite shark stories, instructions on becoming "shark smart", a guide to identifying 15 species of shark found in the Caribbean, and a section on shark attack.
US$14.95, plus shipping and handling. Click here to purchase.
Shark Attacks of the 20th Century by R.S. Collier
This
definitive work examines the scientific facts, shedding new light on
this awesome and misunderstood subject. Based on 40-years of painstaking
research "Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century" is the only book
to chronicle every known shark attack over this 100-year period. Through bone
chilling accounts in victims own words, detailed maps of attacks locations
and never before published photographs, this book presents the most accurate
and comprehensive data ever assembled on the fearsome topic of shark attack.
The understanding gained from this book will temper fear with knowledge and
provide clear and specific information that may well make the difference
between life and death.
Hard Cover, 9" x 12", 296 pages, 112 maps and illustrations, 118 photographs, 42 charts, graphs, and tables, printed on acid free paper
ISBN 0-9719717-4-9, LCCN 2002104219 $59.95, plus shipping and handling
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Global Marine Environment #3
Includes an article
by R. Aidan Martin summarizing his work on predatory behavior of white sharks,
illustrated with spectacular full-color photographs of natural predatory events
at Seal Island, South Africa. Also includes 14 other articles, exploring such
diverse topics as how coral reef fishes find reefs, the benefits of schooling,
biodiversity in deep waters of Antarctica, the sex lives of whelks, sea urchins
killed by toxic algae, and island evolution in marine lakes. Fascinating peeks
into the cutting edge of marine biology, told by the scientists who are doing
the work.
Soft cover, 31 glossy, full-color pages. $10.00, plus shipping & handling.
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