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Chargement... Upstream : searching for wild salmon, from river to tablepar Langdon Cook
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. I'm a big fan of eating salmon and when I lived on Vancouver Island my dad would go out fishing and bring home fresh caught salmon from the Strait of Georgia. The author of this book had an opposite migration from me, going from the east coast to west, and falling in love with salmon in the US PacNW. He's a fisherman and a foodie and talks to tonnes of people involved with conserving, farming, harvesting and fishing salmon. He leans a bit heavily on one contact, so the views don't feel 100% balanced and his attempt at showing the First Nations point of view stumbles on a depiction of him trespassing on tribal land. I learned a *lot* about salmon and added some places to my big old list of where I'd like to see in this world, but I also came away with a fear of how long river spawning fish can survive with humans doing their level best to dam and pollute and control and drain the rivers. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. Excellent writing, but in the end it became too much detail, too many names, and it all floated together. I wondered what the story was, what red thread through it all (except for salmon) that I was missing. It felt that anything that could fit had been added, and no real selection and editing had been done. I wanted to love this book, but I had to put it down before I finished it. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. Cook does a great job putting the reader into the depths of the Salmon business, ecology, and struggles. He meticulously crafts the story in a web of history with the future glistening on the web like dew. This was an enjoyable, educational, and recommended read. Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing. A truly enjoyable book. The book is well written stylistically, biologically, and culturally. I rarely have a book without some criticism, but this one I enjoyed at all levels. While not a fisheries biologist, I am a PhD ecologist, and I was happy to see that the majority of the biology was quite good. Cook shows all sides of the issues with the salmon harvest quite evenly, allowing the reader to make their own choice. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"From the award-winning author of The Mushroom Hunters comes the story of an iconic fish, perhaps the last great wild food : salmon. For some, a salmon evokes the distant wild--thrashing in the jaws of a hungry grizzly bear on TV, perhaps. For others, it's the catch of the day on a restaurant menu, or a deep red fillet at the market. For others still, it's the jolt of adrenaline on a successful fishing trip. Our fascination with these superlative fish is as old as humanity itself. Long a source of sustenance among native peoples, salmon is now more popular than ever. Fish hatcheries and farms serve modern appetites with a domesticated "product"--While wild runs of salmon dwindle across the globe. How has this once-abundant resource reached this point, and what can we do to safeguard wild populations for future generations? Langdon Cook goes in search of the salmon in Upstream, his timely and in-depth look at how these beloved fish have nourished humankind through the ages and why their destiny is so closely tied to our own. Cook journeys up and down salmon country, from the glacial rivers of Alaska to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest to California's drought-stricken Central Valley and a wealth of places in between. Reporting from remote coastlines and busy city streets, he follows today's commercial pipeline from fisherman's net to corporate seafood vendor to boutique marketplace. At stake is nothing less than an ancient livelihood. But salmon are more than food. They are game fish, wildlife spectacle, sacred totem, and inspiration--and their fate is largely in our hands. 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. In sharing their stories, Cook covers all sides of the debate : the legacy of overfishing and industrial development ; the conflicts between fishermen, environmentalists, and Native Americans ; the modern proliferation of fish hatcheries and farms ; and the longstanding battle lines of science versus politics, wilderness versus civilization. This firsthand account--reminiscent of the work of John McPhee and Mark Kurlansky--is filled with the keen insights and observations of the best narrative writing. Cook offers an absorbing portrait of a remarkable fish and the many obstacles it faces, while taking readers on a fast-paced fishing trip through salmon country. Upstream is an essential look at the intersection of man, food, and nature. Advance praise for Upstream "Salmon are the essence of the Pacific Northwest, and as Langdon Cook shows so powerfully, they are the key to its future. From the wild flats of Alaska's Copper River to the straitjacketed creeks of California, Upstream captures the myriad ways people and salmon are deeply intertwined."--Rowan Jacobsen, author of The Essential Oyster "Langdon Cook delivers a beautifully written portrait of the iconic salmon that blends history, biology, contentious politics, and the joy of fishing into a captivating and thought-provoking tale."--Eric Jay Dolin, author of Brilliant Beacons "In this fresh tale of an ancient wonder, Langdon Cook takes us on an inspired journey of discovery through the heart and soul of salmon country."--David R. Montgomery, author of King of Fish and Growing a Revolution "Cook takes the reader on a thrilling adventure through the mountains, rivers, farmlands, and kitchens where progress, against all odds, is being made."--Zeb Hogan, biologist and host of National Geographic's Monster Fish"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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