Under the Influence of Salmon

The universally admired salmon has long swum in the flow of human 'progress', but no other species has found itself amid such a maelstrom of modern debates. Within salmon's evolving narrative lies a remarkable but oft-forgotten quest: to bring salmon to the Southern Hemisphere. In this timely exploration, Steve Harris uncovers how an obsession in the penal colony of Tasmania led to one of the most audacious wildlife feats the world has ever seen.In the 1860s, James Youl conducted one of the most difficult long distance experiments so far attempted in the world ... this absorbing book brings to life his adventures and their roundabout influence on what we eat today. - Geoffrey Blainey, AC