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Trevor Corson

The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean Hardcover – 1 Jun. 2004

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A fascinating narrative of how lobsters socialize, mate, fight for dominance, and navigate their way across the ocean floor, written by a one-time Maine lobsterman.

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289 pages
Language

English
Publisher

HarperCollins
Publication date

1 Jun. 2004
Dimensions

15.54 x 2.57 x 22.86 cm
ISBN-10

0060555580
ISBN-13

978-0060555580
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (1 Jun. 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 289 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060555580
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060555580
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.54 x 2.57 x 22.86 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 492,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- 586 in Hydrobiology
- 2,854 in Animals Habitats

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Trevor Corson

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Trevor Corson is the author of two books, the worldwide popular-science bestseller "The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean" and the award-winning "The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice", both published by HarperCollins. Trevor's writing has also appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Nation, Transition, Gastronomica, and other publications.

Trevor's first book, an illustrated novel that he bound with cardboard and yarn when he was nine, told of a robotic belly-button cleaner gone berserk. Later Trevor decided that even stranger than fiction was fact. In pursuit of nonfiction writing projects over the course of his career, Trevor has lived among student activists in China, worked as a commercial fisherman through winters off the coast of New England, followed chefs in kitchens and actors on adult film sets in Los Angeles, participated in fire rituals in Buddhist temples in rural Japan, wangled his way aboard scientific research ships, and partnered with an atomic-bomb survivor promoting peace.

Trevor's writing has covered subjects as diverse as undersea decapod romance, the entwined history of race and aerial bombing, the social physiology of taste perception, the risks of submarine warfare, the scientific and religious politics of how we define death, the plight of factory workers in China's rustbelt, and the joy of solitude.

To learn more about Trevor and his work, please visit www.TrevorCorson.com

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Great way to learn about lobsters without it being a ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 April 2017

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Great way to learn about lobsters without it being a book full of science jargon! I found this really interesting and thoroughly enjoyed reading it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 3 October 2014

spot on many thanks

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Julie the Magnificent

Lobsters.... who knew?!?!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 22 October 2007

First, i want to make it clear that before i bought this book, i had never given lobsters a second thought, except to say "no, i'll never eat one, thank-you". but whilst on hols in America i was killing time in barnes & noble looking for something different to read and just happened to pick this book up. i loved it!! so much so that i'll say it again. i loved it!! don't ask me why, all i can say is, lobsters are fascinating creatures! and what lobster men & women go through for their trade is fascinating. i am not in any way affiliated with the ocean, but this book grabbed my attention and held it right through until the end. i read it about a year ago, and still remember every chapter. friends and family are forced to listen to me rattle off useless facts about lobsters anytime they come up in conversation!

I don't know how else to put it... this book just just caught my eye, and i loved every minute reading it and love it still. If your looking for something different to read, I would highly recommend it.

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"I don't think we're going to see a decline..."

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 13 June 2004

For anyone with an interest in Maine lobsters which goes beyond the plastic bibs and melted butter, this is the "Everything You Always Wanted to Know..." resource. After spending two years aboard commercial lobster boats, meeting scientists dedicated to conserving the lobster as a natural resource, and studying the research about the lobster's habitat, breeding habits, and possible endangerment, author Trevor Corson has produced a highly readable, balanced account of what is happening in the industry and the remarkable co-operation which has evolved between some lobstermen and scientists.
Little Cranberry Island, off the coast of Maine, not far from Canada, is a lobstering community with the perfect lobster habitat just off its coast, its lobstermen as concerned about preserving their livelihoods for the future as are scientists (many working for the government) about protecting the coast from "over-fishing." Until recently, however, the two groups had not pooled their knowledge, and scientists had not done enough on-site studies of how and where the lobsters live and breed and what constitutes the true threats to their continued existence. No one on either side really knew whether cyclical declines in the number of pounds caught were natural or induced by man.
Concentrating on the roles of individuals on the island and noted scientists engaged in unusual research, humanizing all of them and describing their day-to-day lives, Corson delves into seemingly arcane subjects, such as the lobster's mating rituals, molting and its effects, battles for territory (both by lobsters and fishermen), ocean currents that carry lobster larvae, natural "lobster nurseries," and the role of the extremely large lobsters which sometimes live in very deep water. The book is entertaining, and in a few cases humorous (a discussion of lobster courtship juxtaposed against the courtship of a lobsterman), but it is uncompromising in its attention to serious research and what has been discovered about the lobster's life cycle. Filled with insights into how and why scientists, lobstermen, the government, and the lobsters themselves all continue to behave as they do, this well-written account is accessible to scientists and laymen alike. Mary Whipple

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An excellent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 29 April 2022

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I am an retired fisherman and our grandson is a lobster fisherman so this book is very relevant to our family and I am sure they will enjoy a copy each for a present . I learned so much about these fascinating creatures that I did not know before , the author writes to make it interesting for anyone a great gift he has and I found it difficult to put down . I would recommend this book , buy it and enjoy !

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