TRAGEDY OF THE SALMON

THE SCOTTISH FISHERY AND THE 1986 SALMON ACT

By David Shaw

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1995 1st edition. Paperback issue. 8vo paperback (147 x 216mm). Pp[viii],xvi,341. B/w photographs, maps. White card covers.

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First published in 1995 and issued simultaneously in both hardback and paperback formats. The correct ISBN for this paperback edition is 1870388038, despite the fact that the ISBN for the hardback edition (187038802X) is printed on both the rear cover and title-page verso.

"The salmon, like so many of this planet's prized species, is under grave threat. Just as it is man who has been his principal destroyer, so it is man who holds the keys to his salvation. But will man act? Will he be in time? This book shows that those responsible - fishery owners, bureaucrats and legislators - know well what needs to be done. It further reveals they are equally aware of the crucial role the salmon plays - and can continue to play - in sustaining vulnerable local economies in remote communities. What is needed is restraint and common sense. Tragedy of the Salmon shows what can and must be done 'if in the 21st century the salmon is not to become merely a memory of a once-proud heritage and source of wealth, of wondrous sport and food.'" (Publisher's blurb).

"At last! What the Scottish and UK salmon fisheries are really all about! Fascinating book... Fills a yawning gap in the field of informed writing of the Atlantic salmon." (Anthony Netboy).

"Absorbing and provocative study of the history of salmon conservation and contains important proposals for future protection of the species." (William Howarth, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Kent).

Main content headings: Foreword by Anthony Netboy; Preface; List of illustrations; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Of man and salmon; The golden age of common sense; Triumph of commercialism; The legislative battle commences; The politics of diversion; The limits of privilege - I; The limits of privilege - II; Action in the commons; Political theatre and legislative realities - I; Political theatre and legislative realities - II; Political theatre and legislative realities - III; A final challenge; Tragedy of the salmon; The Salmon Act in perspective; Appendices ("Scots netsmen to blame for decline of the salmon?"; "Salmon Bill: New clothes but same archaic body"; "Salmon tide on turn with an unlikely champion"; "Legal aid along the salmon ladder"); Bibliography; Index.