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The only comprehensive guide to sharks of the tropical western Atlantic in a single volume
• Expert tips on encounters with sharks
• Full colour photographs and drawings of each species
The author
Few divers are as familiar with shark behaviour as Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch Author of a definitive title: Sharks: A Photographer’s Story, amongst other books, Jeremy has dived the oceans of the world photographing sharks. He brings invaluable first-hand experience to the subject and has created a book that will fill a gap in the available literature on sharks of the western Atlantic.
As an underwater photographer he knows full well that most sharks need to be attracted by food if they are to be jphotographed. Jeremy feels that responsible shark-feeding operations have a crucial role to play in educating the public about the reality of sharks. 'The risks are small, the rewards tremendous.
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Size: 150mm x 210mm
Extent: 96pp
ISBN 1-900724-45-6 PB
UK PUBLISHED Price
PB £9.99
Illustrations:
90 colour photographs
Publication date:
June 2001
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The book
This IN DEPTH Divers’ Guide contains useful and easily accessible information on a wide range of topics concerning sharks and their interactions with divers. It answers all of the frequently asked questions about sharks such as:
Where are sharks found?
How likely is a diver to see a shark?
Are the sharks seen on reefs confined to reefs?
Is it safe to feed sharks?
Can sharks rest on the sea bed?
How dangerous are bull sharks?
The author’s main concern is that sharks should be understood rather than feared and that through our knowledge of sharks will come a deeper appreciation of their nature and a desire that they should be conserved rather than hunted to extinction.
The second part of the book deals with individual species, providing vital information on how to identify sharks underwater. It includes descriptive information on 17 different shark species that frequent the warm tropical waters of the western Atlantic.
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Sharks have a range of extremely sophisticated sensory mechanisms for locating prey. The most long-range detects vibrations passing through the water, in other words, underwater sound.
Scientists have shown that sharks are attracted over distances of several kilometers to artificial low frequency sound pulses that correspond to sounds produced by a struggling fish.
The eye, nostril and sensory pores of the great white shark are visible in this photograph.
Not only do sharks have ears (though without conspicuous external parts), but they also have a pressure-sensitive lateral lines extending down each side of the body which detect water-borne vibrations....
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GREAT WHITE SHARK
Carcharodon carcharias
The snout of a shark is peppered with small jelly-filled pores called the ampullae of Lorenzini
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