A New England recreational fisherman for nearly forty years, Matt Rigny is a member of the International Game Fish Association and Oceana, the largest ocean restoration group in the world. He lives in western Massachusetts.
"[A] fascinating quest.... Suffused with passion for these great
pelagic creatures. Muscular and lyrical by turns, Mr. Rigney's
prose deftly captures the wildness of the sea--the deep gleam of a
shoal turning suddenly in the sunlight, the birdlike head of a
striped marlin, spawning tuna "blazing their milky contrails." Each
section reads like a short story.... As this meticulous and
engaging book demonstrates, we must change our mind-set lest we
lose these giants."
--David Profumo, "The Wall Street Journal"
"Matt Rigney deftly navigates that symbolic tightrope between
straight, fact-based narrative reporting and passionate
advocacy....Rigney has crafted a smart, lyrical,
passionate-but-not-too-preachy call to arms. "In Pursuit of Giants"
should appeal to the recreational anglers who dream of catching
12-foot, 1,000-pound black marlin off the Great Barrier Reef and to
conservationists and policymakers fretting about the permanent
damage that has been wreaked over the half century....Rigney's
respect for many of his characters that make their living at sea
and his near-spiritual connection to the big creates below
resonates throughout."
-- "The Miami Herald"
"[An] entertaining and impassioned text with strategic suggestions
for sustainable fishing."
-- "Booklist"
""In Pursuit of Giants" is a very timely and important book,
impressively thorough in the extent of its research, including many
eloquent interviews at sea with commercial fishermen whose
traditional livelihoods, like the splendid animals themselves, are
everywhere on the point of disappearance. Like Carl Safina's "Song
for the Blue Ocean", it is not only informative but exceptionally
well written and a pleasure to read, which should bring it the wide
audience it deserves."
--Peter Matthiessen, author of "Men's Lives"
""In Pursuit of Giants" is an exquisitely detailed love story, the
tale of Matt Rigney's love of the lions and tigers of the sea--the
bluefin tuna, swordfish, and marlin that make sports anglers'
pulses race. It's a love story colored with sadness from the
unrelenting assaults on these fish from commercial fishing, tuna
ranching, and even sports anglers themselves. But it's also a story
of hope--Rigney documents the efforts of men and women he met in
his travels around the world, individuals who are trying to save
these ocean giants. "In Pursuit of Giants" should inspire its
readers to both love and defend its magnificent subjects."
--Ted Danson, actor and author of "Oceana"
"[Matt] Rigney provides a glorious read in his examination of
sportfishing and the imperiled state of ocean life. The vivid
immediacy of this call to action ranges from majestic descriptions
of a marlin's oceanic journey and a Japanese fisherman's outrage at
government-industry collusion to fishing fleet's devastation of
marine life....The "awe and humility" felt in the presence of these
fish is sensitively and powerfully wrought throughout this
dramatic, transcendental tale."
-- "Publishers Weekly" (Starred Review)
"A dramatic account that will appeal to the sportsman and
conservationist alike."
-- "Kirkus Reviews"
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Pursuit of Giants" is an exquisitely detailed love story, the tale
of Matt Rigney's love of the lions and tigers of the sea--the
bluefin tuna, swordfish, and marlin that make sports anglers'
pulses race. It's a love story colored with sadness from the
unrelenting assaults on these fish from commercial fishing, tuna
ranching, and even sports anglers themselves. But it's also a story
of hope--Rigney documents the efforts of men and women he met in
his travels around the world, individuals who are trying to save
these ocean giants. "In Pursuit of Giants" should inspire its
readers to both love and defend its magnificent subjects."
--Ted Danson, actor and author of "Oceana"
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