Sharks of the Open Ocean

This important and exciting title represents the firstauthoritative volume focussed on pelagic (open ocean) sharks as agroup. Virtually every pelagic shark expert in the world hascontributed to this landmark publication which includes the latestdata and knowledge on pelagic shark biology, fisheries, management, and conservation. Pelagic sharks face unprecedented levels of exploitation in allthe world's oceans through both direct fisheries and by-catch, andeffective management for these species is contingent upon solidscience and data, which this book brings together for the firsttime. All those involved in shark biology will need to have a copyof this book.