This book contains in depth information and photographs on sharks. It provides a sketch of the natural history and behaviour of sharks in general and facilitates the identification of sharks that a diver might encounter.
Chapters included in the book are as follows: Their relatives, Habitat preferences, Seasonality and temperature, Swimming and respiring, Sensory mechanisms, Reproduction and development, Their escorts, Conservation, Diving with sharks, Danger and diet, Warning signs, Attacking to feed, Attacks on divers, Marine mammals, Feeding sharks, The Shark Trust - Shark Feeding Code, Safety tips, Identification, Great Hammerhead, Scalloped Hammerhead, Bonnethead, Caribbean Sharpnose, Sand Tiger, Lemon, Sandbar, Galapagos, Silky, Bull, Nurse, Blacknose, Whale, Tiger, Oceanic whitetip, Caribbean reef, Blacktip The book also features full colour underwater photographs and identification diagrams.

USEFUL LINKS

Associated Wildlife Conservation - www.a-w-c.org/en/hainews.htm

Scince News Online - www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc98/8_1_98/fob5.htm

World Wildlife Fund - www.panda.org/resources/publications/species/underthreat/page28.htm

Florida Museum of Natural History - www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/InNews/InNewsShark.htm

Sharkman's World 2001 - www.sharkmans-world.com/enter.htm

Shark Info - www.sharkinfo.ch/index_e.html

Shark Info for Kids - www.kidzone.ws/sharks/photos/










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