{"product_id":"kings-of-their-own-ocean-tuna-obsession-and-the-future-of-our-seas-hardcover","title":"Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Pinchin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science, and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry into a global dilemma.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2004, an enigmatic charter captain named Al Anderson caught and marked one Atlantic bluefin tuna off New England's coast with a plastic fish tag. Fourteen years later that fish--dubbed Amelia for her ocean-spanning journeys--died in a Mediterranean fish trap, sparking Karen Pinchin's riveting investigation into the marvels, struggles, and prehistoric legacy of this remarkable species. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over his fishing career Al marked more than sixty thousand fish with plastic tags, an obsession that made him nearly as many enemies as it did friends. His quest landed him in the crossfire of an ongoing fight between a booming bluefin tuna industry and desperate conservation efforts, a conflict that is once again heating up as overfishing and climate change threaten the fish's fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKings of Their Own Ocean \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent investigation that combines science, business, crime, and environmental justice. As Pinchin writes, \"as a global community, we are collectively only ever a few terrible choices away from wiping out any ocean species.\" Through her exclusive access and interdisciplinary, mesmerizing lens, readers will join her on boats and docks as she visits tuna hot spots and scientists from Portugal to Japan, New Jersey to Nova Scotia, and glimpse, as the author does, rays of dazzling hope for the future of our oceans.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Pinchin\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning investigative journalist and culinary school graduate. A recent Tow Fellow at PBS's\u003ci\u003e Frontline\u003c\/i\u003e, she graduated from Columbia Journalism School with a master of arts in science journalism and has since been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Sloan Foundation. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Food Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Canadian Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Hakai Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e, among others\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives, writes, and fishes in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her husband, son, and a tankful of guppies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 9.25 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772506177824,"sku":"9780593471470","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c514a8bdd0022cbd490e5d21c665efe2.webp?v=1780407276","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kings-of-their-own-ocean-tuna-obsession-and-the-future-of-our-seas-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}