The Eel

Author : F. Tesch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400957619

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The Eel by F. Tesch Pdf

by Dr P .H. Greenwood British Museum (Natural History), London Dr Tesch's wide ranging account of anguillid eels impinges on the interests of many biologists; it is not simply a specialized tome narrowly aimed at ichthyologists and fishery scientists, rather it provides a source of primary reference and a comprehensive sununary of informa tion that is not likely to be superseded for a long time. It is significant that the bibliography includes references to learned journals concerned with physiology, pharmacology, taxonomy, genetics, zoology, endo crinology, botany, ecology and environmental interactions. Such is the breadth of interest in the Anguillidae. Few fish species have been subjected to as detailed review as Dr Tesch gives for the (wo Atlantic species of Anguilla. An equally comprehensive resume of research into the fourteen, rather less well-studied Indo Pacific species gives balance and reciprocal illumination to several biological problems posed by these similar but quite distinctive species.

Author : Patrik Svensson
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780062968838

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The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson Pdf

A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize National Bestseller Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction A New York Times Notable Book One of TIME’s 100 Must Read Books of the Year One of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of the Year One of Smithsonian Magazine’s 10 Best Science Books of the Year One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Nonfiction Books of the Year A New York Times Editor’s Choice Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fish—the eel—and a reflection on the human condition Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the “eel question”: Where do eels come from? What are they? Are they fish or some other kind of creature altogether? Even today, in an age of advanced science, no one has ever seen eels mating or giving birth, and we still don’t understand what drives them, after living for decades in freshwater, to swim great distances back to the ocean at the end of their lives. They remain a mystery. Drawing on a breadth of research about eels in literature, history, and modern marine biology, as well as his own experience fishing for eels with his father, Patrik Svensson crafts a mesmerizing portrait of an unusual, utterly misunderstood, and completely captivating animal. In The Book of Eels, we meet renowned historical thinkers, from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud to Rachel Carson, for whom the eel was a singular obsession. And we meet the scientists who spearheaded the search for the eel’s point of origin, including Danish marine biologist Johannes Schmidt, who led research efforts in the early twentieth century, catching thousands upon thousands of eels, in the hopes of proving their birthing grounds in the Sargasso Sea. Blending memoir and nature writing at its best, Svensson’s journey to understand the eel becomes an exploration of the human condition that delves into overarching issues about our roots and destiny, both as humans and as animals, and, ultimately, how to handle the biggest question of all: death. The result is a gripping and slippery narrative that will surprise and enchant.

Author : Richard Schweid
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780807899267

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Consider the Eel by Richard Schweid Pdf

Journalist Richard Schweid first learned the strange facts of the freshwater eel's life from a fisherman in a small Spanish town just south of Valencia. "The eeler who explained the animal's life cycle to me did so as he served up an eel he had just taken from a trap, killed, cleaned, and cooked in olive oil in an earthenware dish," writes Schweid. "I ate it with a chunk of fresh, crusty bread. It was delicious. I was immediately fascinated." As this engaging culinary and natural history reveals, the humble eel is indeed an amazing creature. Every European and American eel begins its life in the Sargasso Sea--a vast, weedy stretch of deep Atlantic waters between Bermuda and the Azores. Larval eels drift for up to three years until they reach the rivers of North America or Europe, where they mature and live as long as two decades before returning to the Sargasso to mate and die. Eels have never been bred successfully in captivity. Consulting fisherfolk, cooks, and scientists, Schweid takes the reader on a global tour to reveal the economic and gastronomic importance of eel in places such as eastern North Carolina, Spain, Northern Ireland, England, and Japan. (While this rich yet mild-tasting fish has virtually disappeared from U.S. tables, over $2 billion worth of eel is still eagerly consumed in Europe and Asia each year.) The book also includes recipes, both historic and contemporary, for preparing eel.

Author : Tom Fort
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Eels
ISBN : 0007115938

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The Book of Eels by Tom Fort Pdf

What has been the dish of kings, the subject of myths and the traveller of epic and mysterious journeys? The eel. Beginning life in the Sargasso Sea, the eel travels across the ocean, lives for twenty or so years, and then is driven by some instinct back across the ocean to spawn and die. And the next generation starts the story again. No one knows why the eels return, or how the orphaned elvers learn their way back. One man discovered, after many adventures, the breeding ground of all eels - and he is the hero of this book. Eels were being caught and consumed 5000 years before the birth of Christ - Aristotle and Pliny wrote about them; Romans regarded them as a peerless delicacy; Egyptians accorded them semi-sacred status; English kings died of overeating them. There are many strange practices among eel fishers all over the world, and many great fortunes based upon the eel harvest. The Book of Eels, a combination of social comment, biography and natural history, is also a fascinating and witty account of Tom Fort's obsession with the eel, his journeying to discover the eel in all its habitats, and the people he meets in his pursuit.

Author : Richard Schweid
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781861897473

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Eel by Richard Schweid Pdf

When pulled from the mud of creeks, ponds, rivers, or the sea, the eel, with its slick, snake-like body, emerges as an extremely mundane and even unappealing fish. But don’t let the appearance fool you—the eel has been one of the world’s favorite foods since ancient Greece, and the eel’s life cycle is one of the most remarkable on the planet—during the middle ages, impoverished Londoners survived on eel and the eel later saved the Mayflower pilgrims from starvation on American shores. In Eel, RichardSchweid chronicles the many facets of these slippery creatures from their natural history to their market value and contemporary consumption to their appearance in art and literature and finally to their present threatened status. So far, eels have steadfastly refused to reproduce in captivity, apparently requiring the vastness of the open ocean to successfully mature—which has imperiled the species’ long-term survival. Schweid explains that freshwater eels are born in remote ocean depths and make a journey of thousands of miles to fresh water where they spend most of their lives before making a return journey to the ocean to mate and die. Well-illustrated and containing many little-known facts about this surprising fish, Eel will appeal to general readers of natural history and others wishing to discover something more about the common unagi on the sushi menu.

Author : Stuart Freedman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Diners (Restaurants)
ISBN : 1911306200

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The Englishman & the Eel by Stuart Freedman Pdf

The Englishman and the Eel is a journey into that most London of institutions, the Eel, Pie and Mash shop. Today, these simple spaces hold within them the memories of a rich, largely undocumented cultural heritage of generations of working-class Londoners in a city whose only constant is change. Often elaborately decorated with ornate Victorian tiling, many sold live eels in metal trays that faced out onto the street to the fascination (and sometimes horror) of passersby. Inside, warmth and comfort. Steam. Tea. Laughter. Families.

Author : Patrik Svensson
Publisher : Picador
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1529030706

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The Gospel of the Eels by Patrik Svensson Pdf

The Gospel of the Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish--the eel--and a reflection on the human condition.

Author : William Madison Brown,John R. Ritter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Eel River (Calif.)
ISBN : IND:30000140603063

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Sediment Transport and Turbidity in the Eel River Basin, California by William Madison Brown,John R. Ritter Pdf

Author : Jessie Laidlay Weston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015005762391

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Jessie Laidlay Weston Pdf

Author : K. Aida,K. Tsukamoto,K. Yamauchi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431659075

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Eel Biology by K. Aida,K. Tsukamoto,K. Yamauchi Pdf

As a food resource in both Eastern and Western countries, the eel is an important fish. Over the years, remarkable progress has been achieved in understanding the mysterious life cycle of eels that has fascinated scientists since the age of Aristotle. The spawning area of the Japanese eel was discovered and the migratory route of its larvae was elucidated. With the development of techniques for artificial induction of gonadal maturation, it became possible to obtain hatched larvae. Larval rearing to the leptocephalus stage, one of the most difficult tasks involved in eel culture, finally was achieved. By presenting these important breakthroughs, Eel Biology will be of great help in the development of effective management strategies for maintaining stable eel populations. With contributions by leading experts, this book is a valuable source for researchers as well as industry technicians in the fields of aquatic biology, aquaculture, and fisheries.

Author : Nicola Davies
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781913634667

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Eel Question by Nicola Davies Pdf

Bound to serve a cruel master, Nant's curiosity never fails to get her into trouble. Her dreams of a life beyond her marshland home intensify each autumn when the silver eels return, along with her questions. Where do they come from? And where do they go?The last in a series of six illustrated folk tales for children which explore the supernatural world, inspired by ancient folk tales and a love of nature. Be ready to feel a little bit of magic, and perhaps a few shivers down the spine.Written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Beth Holland.'This unusual, mythic-feeling story is one of a series of tales from Welsh publisher Graffeg that explore the deeper and sometimes darker side of our connection with the natural world. Nant finds herself at the mercy of a witch hunt, and the story explores themes of ignorance and curiosity with a deft and gentle hand. As ever, Davies' love of the natural world is obvious, and her writing sings with a dark exuberance.' BookTrust 'These stories ask as many questions as they answer and highlight the strong ties that exist between nature and mankind; they beg us to seek a little deeper. Thought-provoking, haunting and swimming with the diverse beauty of the natural world.' Mary Esther Judy, Fallen Star Stories

Author : Leilani Watson
Publisher : Story World
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Eels
ISBN : 1927244560

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Sina and the Eel by Leilani Watson Pdf

Sina and the Eel is a 16 page retelling of a traditional tale from Samoa. The "flip" side of the book is Fa'a Samoa. Fa'a Samoa contains 8 pages of information about life in Samoa. Contents: The Samoan Way, The Family Fale, 10 Food Facts from Samoa, Samoan Tapa Cloth, A Day at the Markets. Supported by FREE Inquiry Learning Teacher's Notes

Author : Leilani Watson
Publisher : Story World
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Big books
ISBN : 1927244668

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Sina and the Eel (Big Book Edition) by Leilani Watson Pdf

A traditional Samoan folktale about a pet eel who gives the gift of the coconut tree to the people of Samoa. Accompanied by Fa'a Samoa, which introduces factual information about Samoa.

Author : James Prosek
Publisher : Harper Perennial
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0060566124

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Eels by James Prosek Pdf

They spawn in the middle of the ocean but spend their adult lives in freshwater. They can overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles and even cross over land. They are revered as guardians and monster-seducers by New Zealand’s Maori, yet are often viewed with disgust in the West. They are a multibillion-dollar business in the Asian food market. They are often mistaken for snakes. They are eels—one of the world’s most amazing and least understood fish. (Yes, fish.) James Prosek offers a fascinating tour through the life history and cultural associations of the freshwater eel, exploring its biology, its myth and lore, its mystery and beauty. Eels is a mesmerizing biography of an intriguing and mysterious creature, as well as a telling look at humanity, the will to persist, and the ever-changing relationship between man and the natural world.

Author : Karen Wallace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Eels
ISBN : 1406343595

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Think of an Eel by Karen Wallace Pdf

Join one young eel as it makes a long journey in this fun and informative picture book and CD, part of the 'Nature Storybooks' series. The audio CD is read by Stephen Tompkinson. 'Think of an Eel' supports the National Curriculum Key Stage One and Two.