{"product_id":"kings-of-their-own-ocean-karen-pinchin-9780593471470","title":"Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas","description":"\u003cb\u003e**THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science, and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry into a global dilemma. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2004, an enigmatic charter captain named Al Anderson caught and marked one Atlantic bluefin tuna off New England's coast with a plastic fish tag. Fourteen years later that fish--dubbed Amelia for her ocean-spanning journeys--died in a Mediterranean fish trap, sparking Karen Pinchin's riveting investigation into the marvels, struggles, and prehistoric legacy of this remarkable species. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over his fishing career Al marked more than sixty thousand fish with plastic tags, an obsession that made him nearly as many enemies as it did friends. His quest landed him in the crossfire of an ongoing fight between a booming bluefin tuna industry and desperate conservation efforts, a conflict that is once again heating up as overfishing and climate change threaten the fish's fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKings of Their Own Ocean \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent investigation that combines science, business, crime, and environmental justice. As Pinchin writes, \"as a global community, we are collectively only ever a few terrible choices away from wiping out any ocean species.\" Through her exclusive access and interdisciplinary, mesmerizing lens, readers will join her on boats and docks as she visits tuna hot spots and scientists from Portugal to Japan, New Jersey to Nova Scotia, and glimpse, as the author does, rays of dazzling hope for the future of our oceans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Pinchin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593471474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593471470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.36w x 1.15d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023","brand":"Karen Pinchin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076441436415,"sku":"9780593471470","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3658581d-6c7b-463c-9579-2ac72f8e4b9f.jpg?v=1685465011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kings-of-their-own-ocean-karen-pinchin-9780593471470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}