An entirely 'synthetic' fish: how rainbow trout Beguiled America and Overran the world

Discovered in the remote waters of northern California, rainbow trout have been artificially propagated and distributed for more than 130 years by government officials eager to present Americans with an opportunity to get back to nature by going fishing. Proudly dubbed 'an entirely synthetic fish' by fisheriesmanagers, the rainbow trout has been introduced into every state and provincein the United States and Canada and to every continent except Antarctica, often with devastating effects on the native fauna. Halverson examines the paradoxes and reveals a range of characters, from nineteenth-century boosters who believed rainbows could be the saviours of democracy to twenty-first-century biologists who now seek to eradicate them from waters around the globe. Ultimately, the story of the rainbow trout is the story of our relationship with the natural world - how it has changed and how it startlingly has not.

• ISBN: 978-0-300-14087-3
• Editorial: Yale University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 30/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés