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• Title:Sharks, skates, rays and chimeras of British Columbia / Gordon McFarlane and Jackie King.
  
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• Author/Creator:McFarlane, G. A., author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:King, J. R. (Jacquelynne R.), 1968- author.
  Royal British Columbia Museum, issuing body.
  
• Published/Created:Victoria : Royal BC Museum, [2020]
  

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  • Location:RBSC ASRS - (Confirm availability: email rare.books@ubc.ca) Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: QL638.6 .M34 2020
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

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  • Call Number: QL638.6 .M34 2020
    
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  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Sharks--British Columbia.
  Skates (Fishes)--British Columbia.
  Rays (Fishes)--British Columbia.
  Chimaeridae--British Columbia.
  
• Genre/Form:Field guides.
  
• Description:xiii, 215 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm
  
• Series:Royal British Columbia Museum handbook.
  
• Summary:"A comprehensive field guide to sharks and their cousins off the west coast of British Columbia. "Sharks! The very mention of the word conjures up images of dangerous creatures with a voracious appetite. This public image couldn't be farther from the truth for a vast majority of shark species: most are cautious and placid, and many inhabit waters that exclude them from human contact. Much fear of sharks is driven by media reports or films that sensationalize shark attacks, despite the rarity of such occurrences. So much about sharks, and their relatives, makes them fascinating, and we still have much to learn. This book is for everyone interested in learning more about sharks and their relatives. It provides the most accurate and up-to-date information on chondrichthyans in British Columbia waters, including detailed species descriptions and identification information. Sharks, Skates, Rays and Chimeras of British Columbia presents sharks and their relatives as valuable members of our coastal fish community, worthy of respect, study, admiration and protection."-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Additional formats:Issued also in electronic formats.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0772673357 (softcover)
  9780772673350 (softcover)
  
• Contents:Intro
  Praise for Sharks, Skates, Rays and Chimeras of British Columbia
  Sharks, Skates, Rays and Chimeras of British Columbia
  Also from the Royal BC Museum
  Title Page
  Copyright
  Map
  Contents
  Foreword by Gavin Hanke
  Preface
  Biology
  What are chondrichthyans?
  Taxonomy
  Morphology
  Reproductive biology
  Role in the ecosystem
  Conservation and Management in British Columbia
  Conservation
  Management
  Fisheries
  Global catch statistics
  BC fisheries
  Difficulty in assessing stock status
  Research in British Columbia How do we study elasmobranchs?
  Age determination
  Species distribution
  Feeding studies
  Citizen science
  From Feared and Loathed to Loved
  Changing attitudes...from destruction to conservation
  Ecotourism
  Challenges for the Future
  Key to the Species
  Species Descriptions
  Sharks
  Order Hexanchiformes (Cow sharks and frill sharks)
  Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
  Broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus)
  Order Squaliformes (Dogfish sharks)
  Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi)
  Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus) Lanternsharks (Etmopteridae)
  Order Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)
  Pacific angel shark (Squatina californica)
  Order Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks)
  Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
  Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
  Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis)
  Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
  Common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus)
  Order Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
  Brown catshark (Apristurus brunneus)
  Tope (soupfin) shark (Galeorhinus galeus)
  Blue shark (Prionace glauca)
  Smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena)
  Skates and Rays Order Rajiformes (Skates and rays)
  Deepsea skate (Bathyraja abyssicola)
  Aleutian skate (Bathyraja aleutica)
  Sandpaper skate (Bathyraja kincaidii)
  Fine-spined skate (Bathyraja microtrachys)
  Bering skate (Bathyraja interrupta)
  Roughtail skate (Bathyraja trachura)
  Alaska skate (Bathyraja parmifera)
  Commander skate (Bathyraja lindbergi)
  Whitebrow skate (Bathyraja minispinosa)
  Pacific white skate (Bathyraja spinosissima)
  Broad skate (Amblyraja badia)
  Big skate (Beringraja binoculata)
  Longnose skate (Raja rhina)
  Starry skate (Raja stellulata) California skate (Raja inornata)
  Pacific torpedo (electric) ray (Tetronarce californica)
  Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea)
  Chimeras
  Order Chimaeriformes (Chimeras)
  White-spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei)
  Glossary
  Bibliography
  Credits