ATLANTIC SALMON: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. By Andrew Barbour.
1992 1st edition. 4to paperback (190 x 260mm). Pp96. Colour photographs, brief bibliography.
"Numbers [of Atlantic salmon] appear to be decreasing and the reasons why are not clearcut. Salmon farmers, anglers and netsmen all blame each other - the truth may implicate everyone". The author attempts to get to the bottom of the problem, with reference to the rest of Northern Europe as well as Canada and the US, besides the British Isles. Chapters include: A European fish; Fresh water; Life at sea; Back to the river: The lure of angling; Salmon and man: A European history; Farming; Caring for the carcass; Postscript: Where to fish.
"Numbers [of Atlantic salmon] appear to be decreasing and the reasons why are not clearcut. Salmon farmers, anglers and netsmen all blame each other - the truth may implicate everyone". The author attempts to get to the bottom of the problem, with reference to the rest of Northern Europe as well as Canada and the US, besides the British Isles. Chapters include: A European fish; Fresh water; Life at sea; Back to the river: The lure of angling; Salmon and man: A European history; Farming; Caring for the carcass; Postscript: Where to fish.
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32187
| Author | Barbour (Andrew). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 32187 |
| ISBN | 0862413729 / 0862413729. |
| Book Description | Signature to front end-paper, some relevant pencil notations, but clean and intact second-hand paperback. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1992 |
| Publisher | Canongate Press. |
| Place | Edinburgh. |