Sharks of the Pacific Northwest: Including Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska
Dr. Alessandro De Maddalena is one of the world's foremost shark experts as well as one of the world's best marine life illustrators, having produced more than 800 drawings and paintings of sharks and cetaceans. His articles and illustrations have appeared in many wildlife magazines and books. Dr. De Maddalena lives in Milan, Italy. Dr. Antonella Preti graduated in biology and specialized in marine ecology at the University of Turin, Italy, with a thesis on the genetics of Polychaetes. In 1997, she moved to San Diego to further her studies at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Tarik Polansky has a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts (Media) from the University of California, San Diego.