Sharks of Hawaii: Their Biology and Cultural SignificanceThis book offers a fascinating look at the species inhabiting waters around the Hawaiian archipelago. By combining modern knowledge of shark biology with details culled from oral tradition, legends, and artifacts, Dr. Taylor provides a scientific account of individual species and sheds light on their role and significance in Hawaiian culture. |
Contents
Basic Shark Biology | |
Sharks and Hawaiian Culture | 11 |
Species Accounts of Hawaiian Sharks | 39 |
Shark Watching in Hawaii | 75 |
Common terms and phrases
adult Alopias anal fin ancient Hawaiians aumakua Balazs Beach biologists birth Bishop Museum blacktip reef shark boat body bony fishes canoe Carcharhinus cat shark caught claspers cm Guide color Common name cookiecutter shark deep divers diving dorsal fin feeding feet females fishermen Galapagos sharks gray reef sharks Guide to identification hammerhead shark Hawaiian culture Hawaiian sharks juvenile Kaua'i large shark males mature manō Maui maximum length megamouth shark mouth niuhi northwestern Hawaiian Islands Notes on biology O'ahu oceanic whitetip offshore Pacific pectoral fins PHOTO prey Pukui and Elbert reported sandbar shark scalloped hammerhead shallow Shark Attacks shark biology shark bite shark Hawaiian name sharks in Hawai'i shrimps snout specimens squids surfboard surfing swimmers swimming tail thresher sharks tiger shark total length tropical tuna University of Hawaii victim Waikiki Aquarium whale white shark whitetip reef shark yards from shore