Red Sea Sharks - Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch

A comprehensive guide to the sharks of the Red Sea. It contains information under the following headings: sharks and divers; where are sharks found on Red Sea coral reefs?; how likely is a diver to see a shark on a Red Sea reef? are the sharks seen on reefs confined to reefs?; is a shark doomed to swim or sink?; can sharks rest on the bottom?; sensory mechanisms; reproduction and development; sharks and their escorts; conservation; does the great white shark occur in the Red Sea?; diving with sharks; danger and diet; warning signs; attacking to feed; attacks on divers; time of day; does size matter?; feeding sharks; sharks and marine mammals; when things go wrong; safety tips.;Species covered are: blackfin reef shark; blacktip reef shark; whitetip reef shark; silvertip shark; oceanic whitetip shark; grey reef shark; whale shark; tiger shark; variegated shark; silky shark; sandbar shark; tawny shark; pelagic thresher shark; scalloped hammerhead shark; great hammerhead shark.