| Description |
xxi, 216 pages ; 23 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Banana-rama -- The ghosts of cutthroats past -- Gila trout burning -- Trout of the corn -- Other bass -- Big gonads and sneaker males -- Cisco disco -- A sucker star is born -- Gar wars: the cast of the drones -- Microfishing mania among the life listers -- What happens in Miami -- Convicts in the hot springs -- A monumental eel -- Waiting for sturgeon -- Down on the sturgeon ranch -- Abundance -- Coal creek. |
| Summary |
What does the future hold for fish and the people who pursue them? Fishing Through the Apocalypse explores that question through a series of fishing stories about the reality of the sport in the 21st century. Matthew Miller (director of science communications for The Nature Conservancy) explores fishing that might be considered dystopian: joining anglers as they stick their lines into trash-filled urban canals, or visiting farm ponds where you can catch giant, endangered fish for a fee. But it isn't all bleak. When it comes to fishing, the other part of the story is this: a cadre of anglers is looking to right past wrongs, to return native species, to remove dams, to appreciate the unappreciated fish, to clean our waters and protect public lands. As an angler and conservationist, Matt removes any and all preconceived notions about what it means to fish in the 21st century in order to see the different visions of the future that exist right here, right now. As an angler and conservationist, Matt removes any and all preconceived notions about what it means to fish in the 21st century in order to see the different visions of the future that exist right here, right now. |
| Subject |
Fishing -- United States.
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Fishes -- Conservation -- United States.
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Fishes -- Conservation.
(OCoLC)fst00926393
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Fishing. (OCoLC)fst00926650
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
9781493037414 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1493037412 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781493037421 electronic book |
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