Sharkwater : The Photographs

English

ISBN: 1552639711

EAN: 9781552639719

Category: Nature / Fish

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Release Date: 09/22/2011

Synopsis: For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth. Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters, and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. This visually stunning companion volume to the film of the same name provides a portrait of sharks and the underwater ecosystem in which they live, taking you into the most shark-rich waters of the world. More than 200 photographs revel in the beauty of this remarkable animal and expose the exploitation and corruption surrounding the worlds shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica, and the Gal?pagos Islands, Ecuador. The filmmaker tells the story of his effort to protect sharks, teaming up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure together starts with a battle between Sea Shepherd and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how, despite surviving the earths history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Stewarts remarkable journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the worlds sharks, into a fight for his life, and that of humankind. Praise for Sharkwater : ?This might get people to sit up and take notice.? -- Matt Lauer, The Today Show ?Its incredible!...incredible? -- Harvey Levin, Larry King Live

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Sharkwater : The Photographs

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.0 inches

Width: 10.5 inches

Length: 10.5 inches

Weight: 59.12 oz

Pages: 224