Cook introduces us to tribal fishermen handing down an age-old tradition, sport anglers seeking adventure and a renewed connection to the wild, and scientists and activists working tirelessly to restore salmon runs. They are game fish, wildlife spectacle, sacred totem, and inspirationand their fate is largely in our hands.
How has this once-abundant resource reached this point, and what can we do to safeguard wild populations for future generations? But salmon are more than food. Fish hatcheries and farms serve modern appetites with a domesticated productwhile wild runs of salmon dwindle across the globe. Long a source of sustenance among native peoples, salmon is now more popular than ever. Our fascination with these superlative fish is as old as humanity itself. For others still, its the jolt of adrenaline on a successful fishing trip. For others, its the catch of the day on a restaurant menu, or a deep red fillet at the market. Exposing striking human-salmon parallels, these stories tell of settlement and cultural clashes, of life cycles and migrations, of deforestation and industrial agriculture, of racism and gentrification, and Cook skillfully illustrates the interconnectedness of it all.(Synopsis) For some, a salmon evokes the distant wild, thrashing in the jaws of a hungry grizzly bear on TV. Drawn to the wild as a source of rejuvenation and sustenance, the author began pulling at a thread that would take him on a journey across the Pacific Northwest Cook was guided along the way by a diverse, colorful cast of characters, including ecologists, conservationists, activists, chefs, restaurateurs, commercial fishermen, and others, each sharing their stories, politics, passions, and philosophies on the state of the world and pathways for the future. UPSTREAM: Searching for Wild Salmon, from River to TableĪ tale of a species on life support and the ramifications for people, nature, and place. For more book reviews and recommendations, visit. Trib+Water is joining with respected books authority Kirkus Reviews to bring you select reviews of books of note in the field of water studies.
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