Troubled Waters: The Changing Fortunes of Whales and Dolphins

By Sarah Lazarus and LAZARUS S

Troubled Waters exploresthefateofwhalesanddolphinsandhowthat fatebecameintertwinedwithhumanhistory. Thestorybeginsmore than1, 000yearsagowhenhuntersfirsttookupharpoonsandwenttoseainsearchoftherichrewardsofmeat, oilandwhalebone. The book charts a course through the whaling boom of the 18th and 19th centuries, the tragic implications of commercial fishing and noise pollution, the controversial keeping of dolphins and whales in captivity, and the current row over Japanese whaling--all within the context of the human social, cultural and political developments that have shaped the lives of these creatures.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981773613
• ISBN13: 9780981773612
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: KWS Publishers
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"