Red Sea Sharks (In Depth Diver's Guides) - Hardcover

Stafford-Deitsch, Jeremy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1900724286 ISBN 13: 9781900724289

Publisher: Trident Press, 1999

Synopsis

H A R D B A C K Edition.A Divers' Guide in Full Colour

About this title

Synopsis:

A comprehensive guide to the sharks of the Red Sea. It contains information under the following headings: sharks and divers; where are sharks found on Red Sea coral reefs?; how likely is a diver to see a shark on a Red Sea reef? are the sharks seen on reefs confined to reefs?; is a shark doomed to swim or sink?; can sharks rest on the bottom?; sensory mechanisms; reproduction and development; sharks and their escorts; conservation; does the great white shark occur in the Red Sea?; diving with sharks; danger and diet; warning signs; attacking to feed; attacks on divers; time of day; does size matter?; feeding sharks; sharks and marine mammals; when things go wrong; safety tips. Species covered are: blackfin reef shark; blacktip reef shark; whitetip reef shark; silvertip shark; oceanic whitetip shark; grey reef shark; whale shark; tiger shark; variegated shark; silky shark; sandbar shark; tawny shark; pelagic thresher shark; scalloped hammerhead shark; great hammerhead shark.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trident Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1900724286
• ISBN 13: 9781900724289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Fergusson Ian