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100 1 _aProsek, James,
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_eauthor.
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245 1 0 _aEels :
_ban exploration, from New Zealand to the Sargasso, of the world's most amazing and mysterious fish /
_cJames Prosek.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bHarper,
_c[2010]
264 4 _c©2010
300 _axiii, 287 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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500 _aIllustrated with original etchings by the author.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aA transition in mind to eels -- A mysterious fish -- To the Sargasso -- Eels in Maoridom -- More tales of Taniwha -- The first taste of freshwater -- Into the ocean -- Where eels go to die -- Eel Weir Hollow -- The Lasialap of U -- Obstacles in their path -- Still in the hunt.
520 _a"Tour through the life history and cultural associations of the freshwater eel, exploring its biology in streams and epic migrations in the ocean, its myth and lore, its mystery and beauty. Prosek travels the globe to tell the story of the eel -- from New York to New Zealand; from Europe to Japan and the small island of Pohnpei in Micronesia, where freshwater eels are worshipped by members of the eel clan."
588 _aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650 0 _aEels.
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650 0 _aMāori (New Zealand people)
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650 0 _aReligion and sociology
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_zPohnpei Island
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651 0 _aSargasso Sea
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