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 Author Name: Dennis Brown
Title: SALMON WARS: THE BATTLE FOR THE WEST COAST SALMON FISHERY
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: GRAPHIC ARTS CENTER PUB CO.
ISBN Number: 1550173510 / 9781550173512
Seller ID: 1694913
On the West Coast, few debates have been so passionate or long running as the one over management of wild salmon stocks, yet few issues remain so confused in the public mind. A landmark study of this crucial subject. 6x9 inches, 408 pgs.
'Few issues in recent B.C. history have been as controversial as the debate over the management of the West Coast salmon fishery. Over the years Canadians have watched as fishermen, environmentalists, bureaucrats, and politicians on both sides of the border have weighed in with conflicting opinions on how best to manage Canada's valuable Pacific salmon stocks. As the tensions and stakes increased, too often it was the public that became caught in the crossfire of misinformation and speculation. In this remarkable book, author Dennis Brown sets the record straight. He chronicles the scandalous mismanagement of our Pacific salmon resource and the maritime culture it supported. Moreover, he explains why it happened and what needs to be done to reverse the process'even at this late date.
In Salmon Wars: The Battle for the West Coast Salmon Fishery, Brown not only describes the tragedy of errors that led to the industry's malaise, but he makes it positively absorbing reading. Brown served as the fishery policy advisor to former British Columbia Premier Glen Clark as well as one-time member of the Pacific Salmon Treaty negotiating committee. He brings to this highly critical book his extensive experience at working all sides of the table during the chaotic upheaval that was the salmon wars of the 1990s. He places the reader at the center of the controversies surrounding the Canada/United States Pacific Salmon Treaty, the subsequent Alaska ferry blockade, and other highly charged media events while carefully analyzing the motivations of key decision makers.
Salmon Wars also provides a scrupulously detailed history of treaty disputes between the United States and Canada over a shared resource that doesn't adhere to international boundaries. Brown's definitive work is sure to be acknowledged as a landmark study of this crucial subject.
In this remarkable book, author Dennis Brown reviews the history of the West Coast salmon resource with such comprehensiveness and clarity that even those closest to the issue will find themselves viewing it with new understanding. Brown places the reader at the centre of the controversies surrounding the Canada-United States Pacific Salmon Treaty, the subsequent Alaska ferry blockade and other highly charged media events while analyzing the motivations of key decision makers with a flair that makes for an invigorating read. Salmon Wars: The Battle for the West Coast Salmon Fishery is a landmark study of this crucial subject.
WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING:
'I can think of no more devoted or passionate observer than Dennis Brown. His account of the changing fortunes of Canada's West Coast salmon fishery, and of the people and communities whose lives and livelihoods are intertwined with that precious resource, should not be missed. This is a story that has been waiting to be told.'
'Yves Fortier, Canada's chief negotiator, Pacific Salmon Treaty (1993-1998)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dennis Brown, whose family has fished commercially for three generations, served as fishery policy advisor to the Premier of British Columbia and sat as a member of the Pacific Salmon Treaty negotiating committee. Educated at the University of British Columbia, he joined the staff of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union (UFAWU) in 1980 and worked as the union's Fraser Valley organizer, dealing primarily with the gillnet and troll fleets. In 1990 he was elected to the post of business agent of the UFAWU and three years later became secretary-treasurer. He lives in Burnaby, BC.
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