Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0137009720 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Booklist It’s a common theme: a venerable American way of life is threatened by its own success. And, as with many similar industries, its survival in the future depends on a chancy mixture of government intervention, commercial concessions, and scientific breakthroughs. But, as with any similar industry, shrimping is now in decline, with shrimpers facing stiff competition from companies shipping farmed shrimp to the U.S. We could be talking about virtually anything, but right now we’re talking about shrimp. Shrimping dates back as far as 600 BCE; the modern shrimping industry began early in the twentieth century, when&mdas
In addition to writing columns for the Tallahassee Democrat, Anne is also an adjunct professor at Florida State University. . Jack and Anne Rudloe operate Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc.–a unique environmental education center and public aquarium that supplies marine organisms to schools and research laboratories–in Panacea, Florida. Together, Anne and her husband
"Run Forrest, Run!" according to Jonathan Sabin. I really like shrimp. Scratch that. No, I love shrimp. Boiled shrimp. Fried shrimp. Shrimp slathered with Sriracha and barbecued on skewers. Shrimp Scampi. Shrimp in lobster sauce. Shrimp cocktail.Yeah, I'm starting to sound a little like Forrest Gump's friend Bubba from the movie, but the point is that I went into Jack Rudloe's book SHRIMP: THE ENDLESS QUEST FOR PINK GOLD thinking "how could I NOT like it?"Since I'm at thi. Tom Brody said A quick read, providing an overview of U.S. shrimp harvesting.. SHRIMP by J. Rudloe and A. Rudloe is a "A quick read, providing an overview of U.S. shrimp harvesting." according to Tom Brody. SHRIMP by J. Rudloe and A. Rudloe is a 250 page book, containing a dozen or so black and white photos and a few diagrams. There is a ten page index. The authors, who are seasoned professionals in the field of marine biology, stick to what they know, namely facts that they learned from their own teaching and research, facts that can be learned by talking to people who work on shrimp boats, and facts from reading local newspa. 50 page book, containing a dozen or so black and white photos and a few diagrams. There is a ten page index. The authors, who are seasoned professionals in the field of marine biology, stick to what they know, namely facts that they learned from their own teaching and research, facts that can be learned by talking to people who work on shrimp boats, and facts from reading local newspa. Alyssa A. Lappen said Stinky pink. No, Jonathan Sabin, it is not just you.I love shrimp as well, although I stopped eating them decades back when I first learned of the enormous loss of marine life --- especially sea turtles of many endangered species --- every time a drag net draws shrimp from the sea floor. This book confirmed all that --- and more.Still, the book is not well done. It leaps wildly from topic to topic, with no apparent rhyme or reason. Disc
You will learn things you never imagined about microbiology and real estate, about economics and ecosystems. The story of shrimp is as delicious as the creatures themselves. Read this book, and you’ll never feel the same way about shrimp again: you’ll love it even more.. And, as you meet the people around the world who’ve caught, sold, cooked, and loved shrimp, you might just meet your own ancestors. 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 human stories and heritage behi