TO SEA AND BACK: THE HEROIC LIFE OF THE ATLANTIC SALMON. By Richard Shelton.

2009 1st edition. 8vo (159 x 222mm). Ppx,213. Monochrome photographs, colour and monochrome illustrations, printed end-papers. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt.

This is a fascinating and detailed account of the history of research into the Atlantic salmon. Richard Shelton is Research Director of the Atlantic Salmon Trust and Chairman of the Buckland Foundation. Shelton "combines personal memoir and deep scientific knowledge to reveal the riverine and marine worlds from the salmon's point of view". This wide-ranging account includes expeditions of HMS Beagle and HMS Challenger as well as much material on Frank Buckland and his work. A good, solid read for anyone interested in fish, the environment and exploration at sea.