The Shark-Watcher's Handbook: A Guide to Sharks and Where to See Them

by Mark Carwardine and Ken Watterson

Book Overview

Hundreds of thousands of people have an intentional encounter with sharks every year, and shark-watching has become a multi-million dollar business. The ultimate shark-watcher's guide, this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691096376
• ISBN13: 9780691096377
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent & Detailed

sharkwatching as it should be

Let's say you want to meet a special shark-species face to face,for example silvertips and you want to know where the best chance of seeing them is-just use this book.

Like the Title Says...

The Shark Watcher's Handbook lives up to the odd title. Shark diving is rapidly becoming a major attraction in the world of Scuba diving, as more dive operators have added "shark dives" to their retinue of dive sites. Some of these dives involve the proto-typical divers in cages observing the Great White, others feature divers tucked against coral walls observing reef sharks in a feeding frenzy upon fish treats served up by the dive boat above. This book gives a brief discussion of sharks and shark diving in the first third. In the second third it lists illustrations of the world's most common sharks and basic facts about each. In the last third lists all of the major dive operations in the world that offer shark dives and the type of sharks they routinely find and the type of dives they lead. An excellent resource for the Scuba-holic addicted to the thrill of shark watching.