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The sardine
is a paradoxical fish. Seemingly
insignificant, it has made fortunes for
some, and, when stocks have collapsed,
caused hardship for many, its status
shifting from utilitarian food to
gourmand's delight. And in this book,
Trevor Day--diver, fish-watcher, and
marine conservationist--travels across
four continents to meet the sardine in
both its natural and cultural environment.
Tracing the fish's journey from minuscule
egg to dinner plate, Day interweaves the
story of the sardine with the rise and
fall of entire fisheries. A wide-ranging
look at the cluster of fish species called
sardines, Day's book explores their
relationship both with other marine
creatures and with us. Elite predators
feast on sardines, yet these silvery
slivers are fast-breeding and
opportunistic enough to likely survive
their hunters for many millennia to come.
Whether swimming free as a shoaling fish
at the mercy of predators, packed in tins
(and as a metaphor for overcrowding), or
grilled on the streets of Lisbon as part
of the Feast of St. Anthony, sardines have
come to represent conformity,
vulnerability, and tradition. And as Day's
biography of this familiar but
under-appreciated fish reveals, the
sardine is a barometer for the health of
our oceans, a fish with lessons for us all
about our stewardship of the seas.
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