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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Salmon A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate by Mark Kurlansky This book is so thoroughly researched! This is the bible of salmon! It has everything! Their biology, history of where they have been and when, who fished them, the ecology around them, life cycles, and things I would never have thought to research! Anything that effects the salmon is in here! What do they eat? Who eats them? Where do they go? Wild vs raised? Oh, and recipes! Oh my! Not just for salmon. Beer bread anyone? Climate change and other issues that are effecting them and how. All of this and so much more. I was very impressed with this book. If you are an animal lover, fish lover, or just interested in nature then this is for you. It's not written in scientific jargon either. Just every day language so we can all come together and help these beautiful fish! I received this book from NetGalley and the review is my own opinion. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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A magnificent species whose survival is inextricably tied to the survival of the planet In what he calls "the most important environmental writing" in his long and award-winning career, best-selling author and journalist Mark Kurlansky recounts the sobering history of salmon and their perilous future. Kurlansky employs his signature multicentury storytelling and compelling attention to detail to chronicle the harrowing yet awe-inspiring life cycle of salmon and the long list of environmental problems, from habit loss to dams, from hatcheries to fish farms, from industrial pollution to the ravages of climate change, that threaten them. Kurlansky traveled extensively to observe those who both pursue and protect them in the Pacific and the Atlantic, in Japan, Russia, Ireland, Norway, and Iceland. The result is a global history of man's misdirected attempts to manipulate salmon and its environment for his own gain. These fish, uniquely connected to both marine and terrestrial ecology as well as fresh and salt water, are a remarkable natural barometer for the health of the planet. His overriding message is clear: "If salmon don't survive, there is little hope for the survival of the planet."--Publisher. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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You can see a lot of Kurlansky's respect for the salmon in this book. It's clear that while he generally avoids anthropomorphising, he - like many others - finds their journey to spawn heroic and admirable. Their ability to adapt in almost any circumstance (except, sadly, overfishing) incredible.
I learned a lot of things I wasn't previously aware of in this book, especially relating to the fact that fish farming creates massive issues with sea lice, and the further issues they cause with nearby wild salmon. Fish farm diseases hurting wild salmon is an issue I wasn't aware of, and am glad to be more informed on. Likewise, I wasn't aware of organised crime in Russia focusing on huge salmon poaching rings, and how much of a money-maker that can be.
Two quibbles with this book, though they're pretty minor. The recipes didn't really seem like useful recipes people could use, so much as historical or contextual recipes, which isn't a bad thing by any means, but actually came to feel a little jarring after a while. Likewise, while the book is called 'Salmon' - it could easily be called 'the North American Story of Salmon' quite comfortably. With only two or three forays into UK, Norwegian and Japanese salmon fishing, the focus is almost wholly on the relationship that North Americans and Native Americans have with salmon, and the other mentions feel less centralised. This book is going to assume you understand a bit about North American geography and history, things that are not taught in many schools all around the world. So it's definitely a book suffering a wee bit from some cultural imperialism.
I did like that Kurlansky spent a lot of time debunking the myth that Native Americans didn't overfish because their populations were sparse, they didn't overfish because they educated themselves and each other about overfishing and how to avoid it. Likewise, a lot of attention is given to how much colonialists have really just made everything not much fun for everyone, from the massacres and seizing of unceded land from Native Americans, to the first canneries that exploited Chinese immigrants horrendously, to the mostly unsuccessful or problematic hatcheries and disease-breeding fish farms, to the rich (mostly white, male) practice of fly fishing, proof that you can toy with an animal that you don't intend to use for food, and certainly don't need for food.
In many ways this book is a damning essay on how colonialism simply makes creatures go extinct en masse, and certainly comes close to destroying the ones that haven't disappeared yet.
I think this book would be very much enjoyed by anyone interested in salmon in general, or anyone who - like me - has an interest in wild creatures, environmentalism, colonialisation, and history. It has a broad reach! Anyone looking for recipes would probably be better off looking elsewhere though! ( )