Tuna Love, Death, and Mercury

In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky'sCod, famed marine researcher and illustrator Richard Ellis brings us a work of scientific achievement that will forever change the way we think about fish and fishing. The bluefin tuna is one of the world's biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals, as well as the source of its most popular delicacies. Now, however, it hovers on the brink of extinction. Here Ellis explains how a fish that was once able to thrive has become a commodityand how the natural world and the global economy converge on our plates.

Richard Ellis is the author of more than a dozen books. He is also a celebrated marine artist whose paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. He has written and illustrated articles for numerous magazines, including Audubon, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and Scientific American. He lives in New York City.