Author: Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 9781330168158

Explore the natural habitat of New South Wales in Fish and Fisheries of New South Wales, by Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods. This book tells you all you need to know about the fish and conditions for fishing in Eastern Australia. It was written by Father Tenison-Woods, a Catholic missionary priest and scientist. Father Tenison-Woods performed original research, travelling throughout Australia and beyond to investigate the natural world. He published more than 150 scholarly papers in scientific journals. Fish and Fisheries of New South Wales was published by the English colonial government, and eventually earned an award from William III of the Netherlands. Father Tenison-Woods' goal was to make a complete handbook of fish and fisheries as well as to promote development of this important natural resource in Australia. The book is structured to provide easy reference for readers; it includes a glossary of scientific terms, plates illustrating the fish, a bibliography of other works related to fish and fisheries, plus a complete index. There are several fascinating chapters on some of the rare fish of the western Pacific Ocean, such as the Wobbegong, which are sharks named by Aboriginals due to the shaggy carpet like growths that camouflage them. Another great entry concerns the Torpedo or Electric Ray, fish that are capable of producing an electric shock of up to 220 volts. This book is a must-read for nature lovers, conservationists and fisherman, who will find great information in Fish and Fisheries of New South Wales. Father Tenison-Woods deliberately wrote for a general audience, so even children will enjoy learning about the various fish detailed within this enthralling edition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.