Shark Research Institute Shark Shoppe

Shark Research Institute Shark Shoppe Proceeds from sales of these items go toward sustaining SRI's Mission. Our goal is provide you with a comprehensive list of the best shark related books available. Some of the books were written or co-written by SRI members. The small amount of commission we get from Amazon.com goes toward our efforts, so if you are going to by at Amazon please buy through SRI. ~ Thanks!
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Featured Book of the Month - Written by SRI Member ` Incident at Latitude 25 North is the first installment of the Pelagia Trilogy, a series about the environment. McClendon Park, an environmental entrepreneur, becomes involved with BIO, a marine research organization. Park’s attempts to foster shark conservation and stop gold mining are at odds with the interests of Senator C.B. Rite, a powerful, staunch anti-environmentalist.		The situation culminates when a yacht carrying the senator and four representatives of the Japanese fishing industry is commandeered on its way from Panama City, Florida, to Key West. Political intrigue, revenge, and a disturbing act of eco-terrorism hammer home demands to save the environment.

Sharks of the World, a field guide by SRI Director, Leonard Compagno, one of the world's leading authorities on shark systematics and conservation. The book contains 125 superb full-color illustrations by Mark Dando, 500 additional drawings illustrating physical features of sharks, and maps showing species distribution. It is a must-have for professional and amateur shark enthusiasts. Published 2005 by Princeton University Press, 368 pages.

A diver of legendary skill, a filmmaker, an explorer, a poet, and an observer of the world in which he has had both adventure and challenge, Sea Salt: Memories And Essays is a compendium of Stan Waterman's personal stories and experiences ranging from the destruction of his home on the coast of Maine by fire in 1994, through his discoveries of treasures and artifacts from beneath the sea and travels around the world, to his encounters on the Aegean Sea, the Amazon, Polynesia, the Solomon Islands, Aldabra, Cocos Keeling and the Turks. That's just the first half of his memoirs. The second half is a collection of his writings primarily drawn from his contribution to "Ocean Realm" magazine in the 1990s where he encountered whale sharks in Australia, sea creatures in the Caribbean, and stories from his various expeditions around the globe. Part travelogue, part autobiography, Sea Salt: memories And Essays is especially welcome reading for the armchair traveler during those long cold winter nights at home. Purchase Stan's Book Here

	Shark Trouble In "Shark Trouble," Peter Benchley tells true stories about his own adventures with sharks, offers a guide on how to read the behavior of marine life, and what to do in dangerous situations. Back in 1974, Benchley wrote a best-selling novel: "Jaws". When Stephen Spielberg made the book into a film so little was known about sharks that few people were able to separate fact from fiction and so it created an unnecessary fear of shark . For more than three decades, Benchley has studied sharks as an ocean conservationist, and he is a staunch supporter of SRI.		Devil's Teeth In a post-Jaws/Discovery Channel world, unearthing fresh data on great white sharks is a feat. So credit Susan Casey not just with finding and spotlighting two biologists who have done truly pioneering field research on the beasts but also with following them and their subjects into the heart of one...

	Adventures With Sharks Written by an admitted "shark junkie" Jonathan Bird is also a professional underwater photographer who just happens to be fascinated by sharks. In this exciting photographic journey, the author shares his adventures and discoveries photographing sharks around the world. He details the thrills, dangers and disappointments of working with wild sharks in the open ocean and beyond.		Great White Shark McCosker & Ellis give the white shark soup-to-nuts coverage, discussing its unique biology, size, distribution, and evolution. They also describe the sport of shark fishing and the efforts, in these conservation conscious times, toward saving the white from threats of extinction. Handsomely illustrated with Ellis's paintings and many simply awesome photographs (happily none of half-eaten attack victims), the text has enough scientific fact for armchair icthyologists but not enough to confuse the casual reader. - Michael Rogers, "Library Journal"

	Great White Sharks The Biology of Carcharadon carcharias "The authors have accomplished the difficult talk of writing a serious scientific work representing our current state of knowledge regarding this great beast and making it interesting, informative, and understandable to the lay public. It would be a welcome addition to any ocean enthusiast's library." - SCUBA DIVER		The Secret Life of Sharks A fascinating well written book, guaranteed to keep the shark enthusiast turning pages.

	Sharks In Question Traditionally, most books on sharks have been organized family by family, making it difficult for the general reader to get an overall picture of what is known of shark habits and behavior. This book presents research and information in a more readable, accessible fashion. The photographs are unusually good, including clear pictures of embryo sharks and species rarely seen. A valuable addition to public and academic libraries. - Susan Klimley, Columbia Univ. Libs.		Sharks of North American Waters If you love your sharks, this is the book you need to get. It has a well-written introduction, a very nice classification system to help you identify that shark you saw last week while diving, and in-depth descriptions of just about every shark prevalent in these waters.

	This is a terrific book! It tells you how important great white sharks are to the health of the ocean ecosystem. It gives results of current research that is not available elsewhere except in scientific journals. Topics also include myths about great white sharks, shark attacks and what to do if a shark bites you, sharks in history, and how the numbers of white sharks have declined throughout the world in recent years. This is a MUST READ for all shark lovers! *Written by SRI Director Marie Levine		Twelve Days of Terror In July 1916, a time of record-setting heat and a raging polio epidemic, beachgoers along the New Jersey shore confronted a greater terror still: lurking in the water swam a shark, or perhaps several sharks, that had apparently developed a taste for human flesh. Within less than two weeks, the offending fish killed four swimmers and badly injured another, setting off a wave of panic that kept visitors well out of the water and threatened the state's thriving tourist economy.

	Giant Shark Grade 4-6-Arnold's readable, informative book, which looks at a giant marine predator that cruised the Miocene and Pliocene seas for millions of years, will grab shark lovers and dinophiles alike. KIDS LOVE ME!		Blue Meridian A chronicle of the 1969 hunt to film the white shark for the movie Blue Water White Death.







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