To Sea and Back: The Heroic Life of the Atlantic Salmon
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1843547848 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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"'Shelton writes of fish with the pen of a poet The beauties and oddities of the shoreline and the marine world are brought before our eyes in vivid colour and with scientific precision.' Margaret Drabble on The Longshoreman"
Richard Shelton headed the Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory at Pitlochry from 1982 to 2001. . His first book, The Longshoreman: A Life at the Water's Edge, was published by Atlantic Books in 2004 to great critical acclaim. He is currently Research Director of the Atlantic Salmon Trust and Chairman of the Buckland Foundation. He lives in Fife
Rob Hardy said The World According to Salmon. I don't fish, but my understanding is that Atlantic salmon are highly esteemed as a prize target, and that the fisherman who can get to Scotland and enjoy both the fishing and the famously picturesque environment has achieved fishing nirvana. Richard Shelton has been able to do this because the region is his home, and though he has fished for salmon, much of his fishing has been for the sake of science rather than for sport or for platter. Among hi
Along the way, he describes the feat of exploration that gave us our first real understanding of the oceans, introduces the great Victorian naturalist Frank Buckland, and shows how this iconic fish is a vital indicator of the health of our rivers and oceans. He explores the salmon's life cycle and places the fish in its evolutionary context - one that is much closer to man's than we might imagine. For centuries mankind has wondered how it is able to survive both in fresh and salt water and how it navigates thousands of miles to feeding grounds in the northern oceans before returning to the burns of its birth to reproduce. Above all, "To Sea and Back" is the story of Richard Shelton's lifelong passion for the sea and his attempt to solve the perenni