PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
David A. Ebert is program director of the Pacific Shark Research Center and a research faculty member at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Marc Dando is a scientific illustrator and publisher whose books include Guide to the Manta and Devil Rays of the World and A Pocket Guide to Sharks of the World (both Princeton). Twitter @dando_marc
"""This book is the definitive field guide to the sharks, rays, and chimaera of Europe and the Mediterranean.""---Paul Cox, Shark Trust ""This book is an utter delight, a treasure trove for shark geeks and a remarkable achievement for both author and illustrator. If you're interested in elasmobranchs and want a truly comprehensive i-d resource for this region, look no further.""---Simon Rogerson, SCUBA Magazine ""This book is a tour de force and will become the authoritative field guide and species reference for this region and an essential part of any interested person’s wildlife tool kit.""---David Sims, Marine Biologist magazine ""A great thing to have on your bookshelf. . . . Nobody, it seems, produces better marine-life scientific illustrations than Marc Dando, whose work can be admired here. Author David Ebert, programme director of the Pacific Shark Research Centre, knows his elasmobranchs and, while this is a reference book, has a clear and authoritative style.""---Steve Weinman, Diver Magazine ""Recommended for a wide range of readers from experts to enthusiasts who are interested in chondrichthyans particularly for this part of the world.""---Phillip C. Sternes, Journal of Fish Biology ""Everything you might ever want to know about these sharks and their relatives, from detailed dentition infographics for most shark species, to highly notated and very beautiful identification illustrations, is crammed into 384 exquisitely designed pages. This is the standard that all marine life field guides should aspire to reach."" * DIVE Magazine *"
