Ebook: Swordfish: A Biography of the Ocean Gladiator

Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Frontispiece; Contents; Preface; 1. Man Meets Swordfish; 2. Before the Swordfish; 3. Swordfish Biology; 4. Armed and Dangerous; 5. Sport-Fishing for Swords; 6. The Sword's Relatives; 7. The Swordfish Mercurial; 8. Industrial-Strength Fishing; 9. Big Fish versus Big Squid; 10. Benchley and Ellis: Swordfishermen; 11. Are Swordfish Endangered?; 12. The Swordfish and Global Warming; Notes; Bibliography; Index.;A perfect fish in the evolutionary sense, the broadbill swordfish derives its name from its distinctive bill-much longer and wider than the bill of any other billfish-which is flattened into the sword we all recognize. And though the majesty and allure of this warrior fish has commanded much attention-from adventurous sportfishers eager to land one to ravenous diners eager to taste one-no one has yet been bold enough to truly take on the swordfish as a biographer. Who better to do so than Richard Ellis, a master of marine natural history? Swordfish: A Biography of the Ocean Gladiator>