Basking with Humpbacks: Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters

by Todd McLeish

Book Overview

Basking with Humpbacks offers an exciting, close-up look at some of the most rare marine creatures living in New England waters and examines the complex threats they face. In eleven chapters, each featuring a different animal or plant, McLeish takes readers on an entertaining journey with scientists who study these species. The author follows basking sharks--the second largest fish in the sea--in their hunt for food, helps harbor porpoises escape...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158465676X
• ISBN13: 9781584656760
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"