Kurzbeschreibung
The Great White Shark is an animal that inspires awe and fear: it is one of the world's foremost predators, equipped with the most formidable jaws in the animal kingdom. With attacks seemingly on the increase in the Western Cape region, as well as the increased popularity of Great White Shark tourism and cage diving, this giant of the deep is often in the news, but frequently for the wrong reasons. "South Africa's Great White Shark" is the definitive text for cage divers, marine biologists, tour guides, and photographers, providing in-depth coverage of Great White behaviour, ecology, conservation, ecotourism and the truth behind cage diving, chumming and shark 'attacks'.
Synopsis
The Great White Shark is an animal that inspires awe and fear: it is one of the world's foremost predators, equipped with the most formidable jaws in the animal kingdom. With attacks seemingly on the increase in the Western Cape region, as well as the increased popularity of Great White Shark tourism and cage diving, this giant of the deep is often in the news, but frequently for the wrong reasons. "South Africa's Great White Shark" is the definitive text for cage divers, marine biologists, tour guides, and photographers, providing in-depth coverage of Great White behaviour, ecology, conservation, ecotourism and the truth behind cage diving, chumming and shark 'attacks'.
Über den Autor
Thomas P. Peschak divides his time between the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Marine Biology Research Institute and Currents of Contrast Productions (www.currentsofcontrast.com). He is the author and principal photographer of the critically acclaimed book Currents of Contrast: Life in Southern Africa's Two Oceans, a regular contributor to Africa Geographic and BBC Wildlife Magazine and the official photographer for the WWF-SA Aquatic Program. Michael C. Scholl is the founder of the White Shark Trust (www.whitesharktrust.org) and is also associated with UCT. In addition to having developed the identification method of "finprinting", he currently holds the world's largest Great White Shark population database. He has been published in acclaimed scientific journals and has been featured by National Geographic Television and GEO.
