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The Marlin’s Fiery Eye: Acknowledgments

The Marlin’s Fiery Eye
Acknowledgments

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table of contents
  1. Foreword
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. Part I Big Blue
    1. 1 All Together Now: Anchovy, Sardine, and Herring
    2. 2 Hot Blooded: Tuna and the Open Ocean Predators
    3. 3 The Oldest Fishes in the Sea: Sharks and Rays
    4. 4 Greats of the Great Blue: Whale Sharks and Other Giants
  5. Part II Rock, Sand, and Reef
    1. 5 An Oasis of Abundance: Life on a Coral Reef
    2. 6 Weird and Wonderful: Where Horses Swim and Bats Walk
    3. 7 Slow Food: Cod, Haddock, Pollock, and Halibut
    4. 8 Into the Abyss: Barreleyes, Tripodfish, and More Deepwater Oddities
  6. Part III Where Mountains Meet Waves
    1. 9 Flowing River, Pounding Surf: Tarpon and Other Coastal Cruisers
    2. 10 Sweet and Salty: Eels, Salmon, and Alewives
  7. Part IV Tide to Table
    1. 11 Fish to the Rescue: Feeding a Hungry Planet
  8. Epilogue
  9. Marine Conservation and Sustainable Seafood Resources
  10. Notes
  11. Index

Acknowledgments

I owe a debt to all the experts I interviewed, who gave selflessly of their time and knowledge, and whose contributions have, I hope, greatly improved the accuracy, completeness, and tone of this book. Thank you to Bjarte Bogstad, Megan Corazza, Fabio Di Dario, Becca Franks, Rod Fujita, Lexa Grutter, Jennifer Jacquet, Chris Lowe, Karen Maruska (who sadly passed away in 2023), Brian Perkins, Monty Priede, Jorge Ramirez, Jennifer Schmidt, and Robert Steneck.

Imagination only gets one so far, but artwork brings creatures to life. Mariah Jane Robinson created all of the drawings in this book. I am deeply grateful to her for the superb illustrations that not only accurately depict biological details but also imbue fishes with an artistic beauty they richly deserve.

Thanks to Leta Landucci, for her early research forays that uncovered many of the stories featured in this book.

I single out Kitty Liu at Cornell University Press, in gratitude for her unflagging support and belief in this book, despite setbacks, delays, and floods in the kitchen. I’m grateful as well to India Miraglia, Mary Kate Murphy, and Lucy Treadwell for their attention to detail during preparation of the manuscript.

To my close friends, thank you for setting unparalleled examples of lives lived well: Zeke and Michelle for courage and selflessness, Ritt and Victoria for unflagging hard work and love of music, Andy and Jenny for entrepreneurial spirit and goofiness, Eric and Nina for steadfast allegiance to art, Brendan and Mira for internationalism, Didi for devotion to great writing, and John for a love of literature and all things weird.

I am grateful to the many Madisonians who prove that socializing is one of life’s great pleasures and invaluable balms: Julie, Paolo, Mary, Gaby and Brian, Keith, Jennifer and Mark, P. J., Danielle and Rich (taken from us far too soon), Elizabeth and Dan, Peter, Carol, Cheryl, Mike, Dennis and Margaret, Heather and Drew, Dino and Christine, and James and Shamane. An extra special thanks to Ian, for miles of cycling, pints of ale, and hours of conversation; his hometown of Grimsby inspired the opening of the chapter on cod.

To the staff of the Ceiba Foundation, Haley, Yasi, María José, Doménica, Marcos, Joffre, Jessy, Mariela, Steve, and Susan, thank you for putting up with the sporadic abdications of duty that writing this book unfortunately demanded.

I am immeasurably grateful to my family; qualities in my character are wholly due to their contributions, and shortcomings are my fault alone. To my mother, who told her sons they could achieve anything, and to my father who proved it by his own example. To my brother Chris, a superb teacher who sets a commendable example of balancing work and pleasure. To Colleen, for her independence of thought and Dr. Doolittle-esque love of animals. To my nephews Finn and Beckett, whom I have watched grow into thoughtful, kind, and brilliant young men. To my aunt Teena, for proof that dedicating oneself to art will always provide rewards. To my St. Louis family, Pat, Molly, Jim and Kim, Susan and Ed, and the laughter that underpins every conversation. To my western family, Brad and Kim, Mary and Chuck, for setting examples of how you can always do it your own way. And to my German family: Michaela for her unequivocally unique style, Willi for his delight in nature, and Ursula for her wide-ranging knowledge and for a trip to Norway where this manuscript first set sail.

Finally, I thank Catherine, the most accomplished, dedicated, and indefatigable person I know. With her I share a love of biology, conservation, travel, teaching, curiosity, and an undying enthusiasm for the natural world both above and below the waves. She is my partner, my love, and my inspiration.

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