Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold
The story of shrimp is as delicious as the creatures themselves. Renowned nature writers Jack and Anne Rudloe tell that story with passion, revealing a hidden history that has spanned millennia. You’ll discover the human stories and heritage behind centuries of shrimping, around the world; meet the most remarkable of the world’s 4,000 species of shrimp; come aboard ragged old shrimp boats, and spy on high-tech shrimp tanks; discover why shrimp may be a restaurant’s best friend, and a land...
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“Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold is a deep and expert look not only at an important human food source, but also of the fragile complexity of the ecosystem in which it is created.”–Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino Research Professor, emeritus, Harvard University and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize“Jack and Anne Rudloe aren’t just Florida literary treasures, they are national treasures. Their most recent work, Shrimp, is among their best–and that is very good, indeed!”–Randy Wayne White, author of the Doc Ford series“Rich in stories of seamen and the sea, Shrimp tells a fascinating story not only of the little creature itself, but of all the trials and tribulations the intrepid shrimper goes through to harvest it up. As scientists and marine biologists, the Rudloes know whereof they speak, and as writers, they have the talent and grace to make it interesting.”–From the Foreword by Winston Groom, author, Forrest Gump“Most humans are said to be composed 90% of water, but for those of us who grew up on the Gulf of Mexico, I think that other 10% must be shrimp. The Rudloes leave the Living Dock behind for a voyage to the land of Pink Crustaceans, and I for one am happy to be aboard for that voyage.”–Jimmy Buffett
Ch. 1 Going Shrimping 1Ch. 2 About Shrimp 15Ch. 3 Glory Days 27Ch. 4 Shrimp in the Grass 49Ch. 5 Microscopic Monsters 73Ch. 6 The Shrimp Run 93Ch. 7 Rock Shrimp and Spotted Prawns 121Ch. 8 Turtles, TEDs, and Troubles 139Ch. 9 Wetlands and Real Estate 175Ch. 10 In Search of the Perfect Prawn 205Ch. 11 The Miracles of Chitin 229Acknowledgments 241About the Authors 242Index 243
