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Hooked : pirates, poaching and the perfect fish / by G. Bruce Knecht.

Summary:

This modern pirate yarn has all the makings of a great true adventure tale and explores the ways our culinary tastes have all manner of unintended consequences for the world around us. Hooked tells the story of the poaching of the Patagonian toothfish (known to Americans as "Chilean Sea Bass") and is built around the pursuit of the illegal fishing vessel Viarsa by an Australian patrol boat, Southern Supporter, in one of the longest pursuits in maritime history. Author G. Bruce Knecht chronicles how an obscure fish merchant in California "discovered" and renamed the fish, kicking off a worldwide craze for a fish no one had ever heard of and everyone had to have. With demand exploding, pirates were only too happy to satisfy our taste for Chilean Sea Bass. From the world's most treacherous waters to its most fabulous kitchens, Hooked is at once a thrilling tale and a revelatory popular history that will appeal to a diverse group of readers. Think The Hungry Ocean meets Kitchen Confidential.

Record details

ISBN: 1594861102
ISBN: 9781594861109
ISBN: 1594866945
ISBN: 9781594866944
Physical Description: vii, 278 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Emmaus, Penn. : Rodale, 2006.

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Formatted Contents Note:

South Indian Ocean -- Valparaiso, Chile -- South Indian Ocean -- Los Angeles -- South Indian Ocean -- Los Angeles -- Southern Ocean -- Riviera, Spain -- Southern Ocean -- New York City -- Southern Ocean -- New York City -- Southern Ocean -- Cape Town, South Africa -- South Atlantic Ocean -- Bridgehampton, New York -- Southern Ocean -- Vancouver, Canada -- South Atlantic Ocean -- Vancouver -- South Atlantic Ocean -- Near Cape Town -- Perth -- Perth, September 5, 2005.