Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, illustrations. Ellis's detailed and fascinating, fact-filled biography takes us behind the swordfish's huge, cornflower-blue eyes and provides a complete history of the fish from prehistoric fossils to its present-day endangerment, as our taste for swordfish has had a.... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Octavo, oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs. If you travel the open ocean anywhere in the tropics, you are very likely to see flyingfish. These beautifully coloured "ocean butterflies" shoot out of the water and sail on majestic, winglike pectoral fins to escape from predators such... More
Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, 5 colour plates, black and white photographs, illustrations. Roaming the pelagic waters of the Atlantic, the billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Composed of sailfish, marlin, spearfish, and swordfish, billfish are easily recognised by their long... More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. A fascinating journey into the extraordinary world of salmon. This beautiful book explores the natural history of this most mysterious of fishes. Michael Wigan details the life cycle of the salmon, weaving his own experiences and stories into an evocative narrative... More
London: William Collins, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A fascinating journey into the extraordinary world of the king of fish: the salmon. This beautiful book explores the natural history of this most mysterious of fishes. Michael Wigan explores the life cycle of the salmon, weaving his own experiences and stories... More