| To Sea & Back: The Heroic Life of the Atlantic Salmon Contributor(s): Shelton, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843547856 ISBN-13: 9781843547853 Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK) OUR PRICE: $26.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Fish - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Ichthyology & Herpetology - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Oceans & Seas |
| Dewey: 597.56 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.07" W x 7.84" (0.54 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Combining exquisite natural history with beguiling autobiographical and historical narrative, a portrait of a fish whosestory is closely intertwined with our ownThe Atlantic salmon is an extraordinary and mysterious fish. Here, Richard Shelton combines memoir and deep scientific knowledge to reveal, from the salmon's point of view, both the riverine and marine worlds in which it lives. He explores this iconic fish's journey to reach its feeding grounds in the northern oceans before making the return over thousands of miles to thebrooks of its birth to reproduce. Along the way, Shelton describes the feats of exploration that gave us our first real understanding of the oceans, and shows how this iconic fish is a vital indicator of the health of our rivers and oceans. Above all, this is the story of Richard Shelton's lifelong passion for the sea and his attempt to solve the perennial enigmas of the salmon's secret life." |