To be published by Penguin Group (USA) in 2011

It is estimated that 80-90% of all the large fish in the ocean are gone. In some cases it is worse. Populations of giant bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine, for example, are estimated to be at 1-3% of known figures from the early 1960s. If trends continue, scientists predict that all commercial fisheries around the world will collapse by 2048. Some, like the famed Grand Banks Cod Fishery, already have, with devastating consequences for the fish, the broader ecosystem, and the local economies that relied on them.

In Pursuit of Giants is the story of one man's global trek to learn the fate of the ocean's great fish—marlin, swordfish, and tuna. It is a journey into the history of big game sportfishing and a voyage of discovery to the few remaining locations in the world where these animals still exist in numbers and sizes that hint at their former abundance. It is also an investigation into the failure of fisheries management and an exploration into what must be done to save the world's fisheries.

Planned Locations

© 2008 by Matt Rigney