Tuna Love, Death, and Mercury

by Ellis, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780307387103
• ISBN10: 0307387100
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-14
• Publisher: Vintage

Summary

In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky'sCod, famed marine researcher and illustrator Richard Ellis brings us a work of scientific achievement that will forever change the way we think about fish and fishing. The bluefin tuna is one of the world's biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals, as well as the source of its most popular delicacies. Now, however, it hovers on the brink of extinction. Here Ellis explains how a fish that was once able to thrive has become a commodityand how the natural world and the global economy converge on our plates.

Author Biography

Richard Ellis is the author of more than a dozen books. He is also a celebrated marine artist whose paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. He has written and illustrated articles for numerous magazines, including Audubon, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Scientific American. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Port Lincoln	p. 3
A Celebration of Tuna	p. 21
The Fraternity of Big Tuna	p. 45
Sport Fishing for Tuna	p. 85
Commercial Tuna Fisheries	p. 110
Tsukiji	p. 132
Fishing for Maguro	p. 140
Tuna Farming	p. 159
The Bluefin's Popular Little Cousins	p. 183
The Tuna Industry	p. 215
Can We Save the Bluefin?	p. 237
Eminent Domain	p. 282
Epilogue to the Vintage Edition	p. 293
References	p. 305
Index	p. 333
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