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Striper Wars An American Fish Story

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ISBN-10: 1597260908

ISBN-13: 9781597260909

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: Dick Russell, Anthony Benton Gude

List price: $41.00
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When populations of striped bass began plummeting in the early 1980s, author and fisherman Dick Russell was there to lead an Atlantic coast conservation campaign that resulted in one of the most remarkable wildlife comebacks in the history of fisheries. As any avid fisherman will tell you, the striped bass has long been a favorite at the American dinner table; in fact, we've been feasting on the fish from the time of the Pilgrims. By 1980 that feasting had turned to overfishing by commercial fishing interests. Striper Wars is Dick Russell's inspiring account of the people and events responsible for the successful preservation of one of America's favorite fish and of what has happened since.…    
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Book details

List price: $41.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 2/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.100

Dick Russell is a nationally respected activist, environmentalist, and author of critically acclaimed books, including, with Jesse Ventura, The New York Times bestsellers Don't Start the Revolution Without Me! and American Conspiracies. He is also the author of On the Trail of the JFK Assassins and The Man Who Knew Too Much. Russell is a prolific publisher in many of the nation's top magazines and has been a guest on many national TV and radio programs, including the Joan Rivers Show and NBC Nightly News. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Prologue: Origins of a Fish Story
A Tale of Two Fishes
Storm over the Hudson
The Conscience of a Lure Maker
A Man Named Mendonsa
How the Striped Bass Stopped a Highway and Eluded the Mob
How Rhode Island Changed the World
Showdown at Friendship Airport
Revolt of the Biologists
Striper Magic
The Double-Edged Sword of "Full Recovery"
The Myco Mystery
The Town That Menhaden Built
Upriver
California Stripers
Keepers of the River
Stripers Forever?
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index