Full Description
In Search of Monster Fish is an action-packed, knee-slapping ride into and out of the belly of the beast. Join extreme angler Mark Spitzer as he encounters man-eating catfish, ruthless barracuda, lacerating conger eels, berserk tarpon, and blood-curdling sharks in locales as exotic as the Amazon, Catalonia, the Dominican Republic, Senegal, and even in our own backyards.
But this eco-odyssey isn't just about meeting and releasing some of the most grotesque lunkers in the world. It's about implementing solutions for problems as behemoth as global warming and issues as common as choosing what to eat for dinner. And as the ice caps melt at the rate of 1 percent annually, Spitzer battles his most epic goliath: a leviathan that dwells in the depths of us all, making us ask who the real monsters are, what our responsibilities truly are, and what we can possibly do to sustain our planet and ourselves when faced with such demonic disenlightenment. Spitzer then beats this whopper into submission by reframing his call to action and finding his own way. A new portal to the underworld has been opened in the cutting-edge literature of monster fish, and this is your entry ticket.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
1. Demythologizing Demonologies: Snakeheads and Piranhas Rabid in the Amazon
2. Welsing for Colossals in Catfishalonia: A Hypothetical History
3. Cuda Chaos in the Dominican Republic: Only Beaten by the Waves
4. Sportfishing Gar: An Old Dog's Failure Proves a Point
5. Monster-Fishing Shark Off Montauk: Reframing the Narratives of Fisheries and Ourselves
6. Monster Carp in France: In Pursuit of Fish without Borders
7. Bananas for Tarpon: A Matter of Timing in the Gambia and Beyond
8. Striking Gold in Senegal: One Monster Fish Leads to Another
9. Attack of the Italian Zander: Putting Back More Than We Take Out
10. Translating an Eely Ionian Monsterfest into Top Predator Decimation: More Than Just a Metaphor
Conclusion: Fishery Solutions for the Disenlightenment
Notes
