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File Format | PDF
File Size | 6.05 MB
Pages | 263
Language | English
Category | Oceanography
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Description: The story of
shrimp is as delicious as the creatures themselves. Renowned nature writers
Jack and Anne Rudloe tell that story with passion, revealing a hidden history
that has spanned millennia. You’ll discover the human stories and heritage
behind centuries of shrimping, around the world; meet the most remarkable of
the world’s 4,000 species of shrimp; come aboard ragged old shrimp boats, and
spy on high-tech shrimp tanks; discover why shrimp may be a restaurant’s best
friend, and a land speculator’s worst nightmare.
You’ll meet
people who love to eat shrimp, the fishermen who roam the seas catching them,
and the aquaculturists who raise them in ponds, selling them more cheaply than
fishermen ever could. You’ll gain powerful new insights into a conflict that’s
as old as humanity itself: the conflict between hunter-gatherers and farmers.
You’ll discover the vastness and diversity of both nature and humanity, as you
travel from abandoned Mayan tombs to the California Gold Rush; from the heart
of Cajun country to the English Channel.
You will learn
things you never imagined about microbiology and real estate, about economics
and ecosystems. And, as you meet the people around the world who’ve caught,
sold, cooked, and loved shrimp, you might just meet your own ancestors. Read
this book, and you’ll never feel the same way about shrimp again: you’ll love
it even more.
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Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold
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