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Witness sharks in their natural habitat with this ultimate illustrated handbook.

The Shark Watcher's Manual

A Guide to Species and Where to Find Them

$57.14

  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    13 April 2026

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Summary

The ultimate illustrated handbook to seeing sharks in the wild.

An ocean encounter with a shark is one of nature’s most awesome experiences. There is no better way to understand sharks than to get up close and personal with great whites, hammerheads, and tiger sharks. The Shark Watcher’s Manual provides a complete handbook for encountering and studying these magnificent creatures in the wild. It covers everything the shark enthusiast needs to know about divin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691273204
ISBN-10:0691273200
Author:Austin Gallagher
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:13 April 2026
Weight:794g
Dimensions:152mm x 235mm
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The Shark Watcher's Manual by Austin Gallagher - ISBN: 9780691273204
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“The book illustrates magnificently the glory of ocean life, and the joy to be derived from diving with top predators.”—David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds
”[The Shark Watcher’s Manual] breaks down parts of the diving world…into the motherlode in terms of useful content for divers, as promised by the book’s title.”—Steve Weinman, Divernet

About The Author

Austin Gallagher

Austin Gallagher is an award-winning marine biologist, explorer, and social entrepreneur. Internationally renowned for his research on sharks, he is founder and CEO of Beneath the Waves, a nonprofit organisation focusing on ocean conservation, and a producer and host for programs such as Shark Week on Discovery Channel.

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