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In Search of the Great Canadian Shark
About this book
The story provides a firsthandaccount of underwater naturalist and veterinarianDr Chris Harvey-Clark's many diving research adventures with sharks, torpedo rays, endangered Northern Right Whales and other charismatic megafauna in Canadian waters. The book is loaded with fascinating biological discoveries and anecdotes featuring the secret lives of aquatic animals and tells the story of a burgeoning passion for marine species and undersea exploration. From early experiences as a marine biologist and commercial diver to later, first-ever studies with Greenland sharks, torpedo rays, beavers and ultimately Great White sharks in Canadian waters, Chris gives you an immersive look at the unique animals and people encountered in Canada's three oceans, as global warming changes the invisible underwater world that surrounds us.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chapter 1 First Immersions
- Chapter 2 Scuba Diving in the Seventies: Becoming Human Torpedoes
- Chapter 3 To the Left: Diving Canada’s Wild West Coast
- Chapter 4 University of Victoria: Glimmerings of a Marine Naturalist
- Chapter 5 Geoducking: The Gold Rush Begins
- Chapter 6 Dances with Sixgills
- Chapter 7 Unknown Monster, Dreamless Sleeper: Mysteries of the Greenland Shark
- Chapter 8 Tiger Sharks in Canada?
- Chapter 9 My Beaver Family: Mais Où Sont les Neiges D’antan?
- Chapter 10 Travels with Clovis: The Ups and Down of Natural History Filmmaking
- Chapter 11 The Night Shocker: Diving with Electric Torpedo Rays
- Chapter 12 The First Open-Water White Shark Encounter in Canada
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author