There were a lot of controversy around the Chinook salmon run when I visited Tanana Village on the Yukon River in 2010. The previous year, tribes and villages along the river had voluntarily cut back on the subsistence fishery because of prognosis of low returns. That year of 2010, contrary to earlier prognosis from state …
Category Archive: Diary
Jul 12
Virginia’s Native Jewel
Living in DC, I rarely meet people interested in the native fish of the US. For most people here, trout and salmon are items on menus of fancy restaurants or filets on display in the fish counter at the Whole Foods. However, in our neighboring state, Virginia, brook trout, the native salmonid of the North …
Jan 26
Fish farming of native trout, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
While traveling in Bosnia-Herzegovina to see the softmouth trout (Salmo obtusirostris) I also learned about efforts to try to raise these fish in hatcheries. If it is possible to farm these fish, then this could contribute to local economies catering to tourists while at the same time support recovery and conservation of this species. While …
Jan 10
Biological Diversity and Social Stability
The importance of biological diversity has received increased attention over the last decades and, as the Year of Biodiversity ended at the passing of 2010 to 2011, the UN declared this decade (2011 – 2020) the decade of biodiversity. Focus on biological diversity goes beyond merely protecting and conserving species from extinction. Rather the focus is …
Dec 12
Contributions Accepted ;-)
I am working to put together the footage from the amazing Great Salmon Tour but struggling to find a way to translate and transcribe interviews from Mongolia. No way around it, I need to pay someone to do it. Please help me to get this done by donating a small (or large) sum or by …