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av hajforskaren David C. Bernvi (MSc)

  • Skribentens bildDavid C. Bernvi (MSc)

Nu finns boken Great White Sharks of the Mediterranean ute på NHBS som vanlig fysisk bok med hård rygg och på Amazon som Kindle version. Det kommer även en "hardback" version för USA inom kort. För er som kan köpa från NHBS finns boken i lager där.


I Sverige kan man även köpa boken via AdLibris och Bokus. Detta är den engelska versionen av Vithajen i Medelhavet. Baksidans text på boken nedan:


When the shark’s white belly was opened, a headless body was found. The headless man was a soldier. In 1543, the French physician Guillaume Rondelet described a shark of enormous size. The shark was described under the name Lamia. The enormous fish was caught off the coast of Marseille, France. The mouth turned out to be filled with saw-edged triangular teeth, large as knives but white as ivory. Over 400 years later, the great white shark would be described as the ”man-eater,” a killing machine hunting for human flesh along the world’s beaches.


The world’s largest white shark was caught in 1956 in the Mediterranean off the French Riviera. This shark is now preserved and has a body length of 5.9 meters (19 feet). The weight was 2,000 kilograms (4,400 pounds). This is a massive white shark. The white shark is the world’s largest predatory fish. Its meter-wide jaws allow the white shark to swallow almost anything. Despite millions of people annually being in the white shark’s habitat worldwide, very few shark attacks occur. When shark attacks do happen, they often receive significant attention. Few know how to avoid an attack from a white shark. In this book, we learn how, where, and when the white shark attacks and what you can do to fend off a white shark.


The white shark is a natural part of the Mediterranean. A native population exists in the Mediterranean that genetically distinguishes itself from other white shark populations worldwide. It is unknown how many white sharks are in the Mediterranean. Nevertheless, some of the world’s largest white sharks have been caught off the beaches of Mallorca. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the white shark was common in the Mediterranean. It was abundant enough to be harpooned for its meat. The world’s first shark nets were installed in Croatia to prevent white sharks from attacking humans.


The great white shark has often been portrayed as a stereotype for all sharks. Depictions where the white shark is portrayed as a killing machine are far from the truth. Here, light is shed on the white shark’s bad reputation. Misconceptions that still exist are clarified and fought with factual evidence.


Embark on an exhilarating journey alongside marine biologist David C. Bernvi, as his research on white sharks unveils the hidden depths of the world’s mightiest predatory fish, Carcharodon carcharias. Prepare to be captivated by the extraordinary story that traces back to where it all began.


Boken ligger just rätt bra till på Amazon men finns som sagt just nu enbart för Kindle.


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  • Skribentens bildDavid C. Bernvi (MSc)

David Bernvi med käken från en tigerhaj.

Den 13 oktober kommer jag till Landskrona på författarbesök för att berätta om vithajen och hur filmen och boken HAJEN påverkat den kulturella bilden av vithajen idag. Jag kommer inleda med händelser som utspelar sig i Medelhavet under medeltiden och fortsätta kronologiskt fram till modern tid. Vithajen har under många decennier spelat en central roll för hur vi ser på hajar och mycket av den negativa bild som förekommer kring hajar kanaliseras genom filmen och boken. Synen på vithajen har dock en lång historia som sträcker sig till medeltiden.

Jag kommer även prata om de spekulationer som förekommer i media rörande vithajens förekomst i nordiska länder. Du kan läsa mer om upplägget här.


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  • Skribentens bildDavid C. Bernvi (MSc)

Ibland går det fort. Jag hade glömt att nämna att jag var med på SVT rörande det stora beslaget av hajfenor i Panama. Du kan läsa mer i artikeln på SVT här.

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