The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean

About this book

“Lobster is served three ways in this fascinating book: by fisherman, scientist and the crustaceans themselves. . . . Corson, who worked aboard commercial lobster boats for two years, weaves together these three worlds. The human worlds are surely interesting; but they can’t top the lobster life on the ocean floor.”  — Washington Post In this intimate portrait of anisland lobstering community and an eccentric band of renegade biologists,journalist Trevor Corson escorts the reader onto the slippery decks of fishingboats, through danger-filled scuba dives, and deep into the churning currentsof the Gulf of Maine to learn about the secret undersea lives of lobsters. This P.S.edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including authorinterviews, recommended reading, and more.

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780060555597

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Published

May 10, 2005

Pages

320

Weight

8.8 oz

Subject

Nature