Catherine Schmitt is an environmental scientist who has conducted water-quality research in Maine and done work in the red maple swamps of the Connecticut River Valley. She is communications coordinator for Maine Sea Gran and conveys research findings and information about ocean and coastal issues to both public and commercial audiences. A frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines, she lives in Bangor, Maine.
The Penobscot Salmon Club, comprised of Maine recreational fishers,
presented the U.S. president with the first Atlantic salmon caught
each spring from 1912 to 1992. Schmitt ties the annual presentation
to an account of the health of the Penobscot River salmon fishery
from abundance to decline and then revival in the 1990s. Battles
among conservation and environmental interests and large
corporations, state and federal fishery management groups, and
loggers and mill owners are described. The book combines
information on developments on the world and national scenes with
updates on the status of salmon populations in Maine rivers and
traces changing attitudes of governmental bodies on fishery
regulation. A discussion of hatcheries and their effect on wild
populations is included. Notes at the end of each chapter and a
selected bibliography provide further information. VERDICT
Conservation-minded readers who enjoyed Paul Greenberg’s Four Fish,
those interested in natural history, fishers, and both Maine
residents and visitors will appreciate this well-written work.
*Library Journal*
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