The Most Important Fish in the Sea: Menhaden and America
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.13 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597261645 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 588 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Effects are widespread: as the menhaden population thins out, so have bass, bluefish, weakfish and other species, while estuaries suffer catastrophic phytoplankton blooms that create long-lived "dead zones" in which nothing can survive. This informative, riveting narrative exposes the greed, short-sightedness and unintended consequences which nearly destroyed the Atlantic coast ecosystem entirely, and continue to wreak havoc in the Gulf of Mexico. . From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Franklin's final chapter provides a measure of hope, describing the happy but imperiled recovery of menhaden populations along New Jersey and New England coastlines. Integrating his own observations, Franklin spins a grim but compelling tale of the role menhaden play in maintaining critical near-shore habitats, their utility to
Reslience Thinking in Historical, Social, Economic & Ecological Contxt Steven Forth This book offers an excellent practical example of resilience thinking. It tells the history of the menhaden (or moss-bunker or just bunker) and the role it plays in the ecology, economy and society of the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. Menhaden are a keystone species, the major food source for many of our favourite eating fish (I had a great bluefish at Hungry Mother in Cambridge MA last week) and an important filter feeder that plays a . A must-read if you care about the Northeast fishery H. Bruce Franklin was a professor of mine at Rutgers in the 80's. Always a bit of a rebel and very outspoken, the book is no different. He states very clearly what any sport fisherman already knows, our Northeast fisheries are being destroyed and his evidence to support it is compelling. The history of the myriad of problems can get a bit repetitive, being restated several times early in the book, but I think this is purposely done to really make. The Most Important Fish in the Sea: Menhaden and America Fish Mate Anyone who cares about the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico should read this book. The author has written a real page turner on the little known, but incredibly important little fish - the menhaden. Here is the fish which can naturally remove the algae which creates dead zones in bodies of water, if only we can stop their decimation by the reduction industry company called Omega Protein. What's more, this nutritious feede
Bruce Franklin shows how menhaden have shaped America’s nationaland naturalhistory, and why reckless overfishing now threatens their place in both. agriculture and industry. In Franklin’s vibrant prose, the decline of a once ubiquitous fish becomes an adventure story, an exploration of the U.S. political economy, a groundbreaking history of America’s emerging ecological consciousness, and an inspiring vision of a growing alliance between environmentalists and recreational anglers.. As their numbers have plummeted, fish and birds dependent on them have been decimatedand toxic algae have begun to choke our bays and seas. Since the Civil War, menhaden have provided the largest catch of any American fishery.Today, one companyOmega Proteinhas a monopoly on the menhaden reduction industry.” Every year it sweeps billions of fish from the sea, grinds them up, and turns them into animal feed, fertilizer, and oil used in everything from linoleum to health-food s