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Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas

byKaren Pinchin

Journalist Karen Pinchin follows the life of Atlantic bluefin tuna through fishing communities, markets, laboratories, restaurants, and a changing ocean. A single tagged fish becomes a guide to migration, biology, international regulation, fraud, and the extraordinary prices generated by sushi demand. Scientists and fishers struggle to understand and manage an animal capable of crossing entire seas. Pinchin examines both exploitation and recovery, showing how obsession can drive collapse but also inspire conservation. The book asks whether humans can value tuna as powerful wild creatures rather than merely luxury commodities.

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

320

ISBN

9780593471470