MANAGING WILD ATLANTIC SALMON: NEW CHALLENGES - NEW TECHNIQUES. 5th INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC SALMON SYMPOSIUM, 1997.

1997 1st edition. Large 8vo (183 x 262mm). Ppvi,244. Colour maps, b/w maps and tables, bibliography. Brown buckram. Relevant obituary notice laid in.

This is a collection of papers presented at the Fifth International Atlantic Salmon Symposium, held in Galway in 1997. Papers include: Young salmon at sea; Survival of Atlantic salmon and its relation to marine climate; Predator-prey dynamics of Atlantic salmon; New challenges and new techniques for the management of interceptory salmon fisheries; Patterns of run timing in adult Atlantic salmon returning to Scottish rivers; Optimizing natural production; Atlantic salmon and exotic species; Politics and salmon management - international co-operation; Politics and conservation in practice and in actions, the Irish Salmon Management Task Force; Education and communication; Biological implications of catch and release angling of Atlantic salmon; Socio-economic issues; Summary and recommendations; The way forward.