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The Resource Running silver : restoring Atlantic rivers and their great fish migrations, John Waldman

Running silver : restoring Atlantic rivers and their great fish migrations, John Waldman

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Summary
"That one could 'walk drishod on the backs' of schools of salmon, shad, and other fishes moving up Atlantic Coast rivers was a not uncommon kind of description of their migratory runs during early colonial times. Accounts tell of awe-inspiring numbers of spawners pushing their way upriver, the waters 'running silver, ' to complete life cycles that once replenished marine fisheries along the Eastern Seaboard. Over the centuries these stocks were so stressed that virtually all are now severely depressed, with many extinct and some simply forgotten. Running Silver is an important and fascinating look at the fish whose history, life-cycles and conservation challenges are so poorly understood. Drawing on the author's thirty-year career as scientist and educator, the book tells the story of the past, present and future of these sea-river fish through research, historical accounts, personal anecdotes, interviews, and images. Running Silver will detail the enormous legacy that has already been lost and try to inspire efforts to save what remains"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvii, 284 pages
Contents
  • Map
  • Preface: Who Hears the Fishes When They Cry?
  • Prologue: Dammed-Nation
  • Running Silver and Ghost Fishes
  • Diadromy 101 : Swimming the Great Migratory Circuit
  • The Seasonal Parade
  • On the Nature of Rivers
  • Interlude I: A Shad's Journey, circa 1600
  • On Natural Abundances : Remembering Not to Forget
  • Spearfish Moon
  • Providence and Plenitude
  • Floating Caskets and the Pennsylvania Navy
  • Billions of Fish in Hot Water
  • Precautionary Principle vs. Principally Not Cautious
  • Concrete Crimes against Rivers
  • Climate Change : Latitudes and Attitudes
  • Migration and the Exotic Species Gauntlet
  • Giants of the Rivers : Gone Forever?
  • Peering into the Black Box
  • Hatchery Stocking : Subtraction by Addition
  • Dam Removal : Fish vs. Ignorance and Inertia
  • Fish Passage, or Not
  • Interlude II: A Shad's Journey, circa 2014
  • Favorable Currents, Fortunate Confluences
  • Toward a New Stewardship
  • Epilogue: Keep a Stiff Fin
Isbn
9780762780594
Instance
Label
Running silver : restoring Atlantic rivers and their great fish migrations
Title
Running silver
Title remainder
restoring Atlantic rivers and their great fish migrations
Statement of responsibility
John Waldman
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"That one could 'walk drishod on the backs' of schools of salmon, shad, and other fishes moving up Atlantic Coast rivers was a not uncommon kind of description of their migratory runs during early colonial times. Accounts tell of awe-inspiring numbers of spawners pushing their way upriver, the waters 'running silver, ' to complete life cycles that once replenished marine fisheries along the Eastern Seaboard. Over the centuries these stocks were so stressed that virtually all are now severely depressed, with many extinct and some simply forgotten. Running Silver is an important and fascinating look at the fish whose history, life-cycles and conservation challenges are so poorly understood. Drawing on the author's thirty-year career as scientist and educator, the book tells the story of the past, present and future of these sea-river fish through research, historical accounts, personal anecdotes, interviews, and images. Running Silver will detail the enormous legacy that has already been lost and try to inspire efforts to save what remains"--
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Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
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Dewey number
333.95/6097
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
no index present
LC call number
QL621.5
LC item number
.W35 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Label
Running silver : restoring Atlantic rivers and their great fish migrations, John Waldman
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Map -- Preface: Who Hears the Fishes When They Cry? -- Prologue: Dammed-Nation -- Running Silver and Ghost Fishes -- Diadromy 101 : Swimming the Great Migratory Circuit -- The Seasonal Parade -- On the Nature of Rivers -- Interlude I: A Shad's Journey, circa 1600 -- On Natural Abundances : Remembering Not to Forget -- Spearfish Moon -- Providence and Plenitude -- Floating Caskets and the Pennsylvania Navy -- Billions of Fish in Hot Water -- Precautionary Principle vs. Principally Not Cautious -- Concrete Crimes against Rivers -- Climate Change : Latitudes and Attitudes -- Migration and the Exotic Species Gauntlet -- Giants of the Rivers : Gone Forever? -- Peering into the Black Box -- Hatchery Stocking : Subtraction by Addition -- Dam Removal : Fish vs. Ignorance and Inertia -- Fish Passage, or Not -- Interlude II: A Shad's Journey, circa 2014 -- Favorable Currents, Fortunate Confluences -- Toward a New Stewardship -- Epilogue: Keep a Stiff Fin
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvii, 284 pages
Isbn
9780762780594
Lccn
2013024382
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
  • 1583777
  • (OCoLC)852031304
  • 1580470
  • (OCoLC)ocn852031304
  • 1580470
  • 1583777
  • 1583777
Label
Running silver : restoring Atlantic rivers and their great fish migrations, John Waldman
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Map -- Preface: Who Hears the Fishes When They Cry? -- Prologue: Dammed-Nation -- Running Silver and Ghost Fishes -- Diadromy 101 : Swimming the Great Migratory Circuit -- The Seasonal Parade -- On the Nature of Rivers -- Interlude I: A Shad's Journey, circa 1600 -- On Natural Abundances : Remembering Not to Forget -- Spearfish Moon -- Providence and Plenitude -- Floating Caskets and the Pennsylvania Navy -- Billions of Fish in Hot Water -- Precautionary Principle vs. Principally Not Cautious -- Concrete Crimes against Rivers -- Climate Change : Latitudes and Attitudes -- Migration and the Exotic Species Gauntlet -- Giants of the Rivers : Gone Forever? -- Peering into the Black Box -- Hatchery Stocking : Subtraction by Addition -- Dam Removal : Fish vs. Ignorance and Inertia -- Fish Passage, or Not -- Interlude II: A Shad's Journey, circa 2014 -- Favorable Currents, Fortunate Confluences -- Toward a New Stewardship -- Epilogue: Keep a Stiff Fin
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvii, 284 pages
Isbn
9780762780594
Lccn
2013024382
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
  • 1583777
  • (OCoLC)852031304
  • 1580470
  • (OCoLC)ocn852031304
  • 1580470
  • 1583777
  • 1583777

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