#376
Title: A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth
Author: Samantha Weinberg
Year: 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: Comoros (place-holder)
240 pages
Weinberg describes the discovery of the coelacanth (or perhaps the "discovery," since the fishing communities knew it was there even if scientists didn't). The story is engagingly told and contributes to the reader's understanding of the historical and political context of the fish as well as its natural history. An easy and interesting book. Some reviewers have notes some inaccuracies; I can't speak to this, so caveat emptor.
It's not clear how much time Weinberg spent in Comoros, so this will be my placeholder for that country until I read something else.
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