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Something Spectacular: My Great Lakes Salmon Story

Something Spectacular: My Great Lakes Salmon Story

Tanner, Howard A.

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ISBN10: 1611865050
ISBN13: 9781611865059
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Published: Jul 1 2024
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
As the new chief of the Michigan Department of Conservation's Fish Division in 1964, Howard A. Tanner was challenged to do something . . . spectacular. He met that challenge by leading the successful introduction of coho salmon into the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes. This volume illustrates how Tanner was able to accomplish this feat: from a detailed account of his personal and professional background that provided a foundation for success; the historical and contemporary context in which the Fish Division undertook this bold step to reorient the state's fishery from commercial to sport; the challenges, such as resistance from existing government institutions and finding funding, that he and his colleagues faced; the risks they took by introducing a nonnative species; the surprises they experienced in the first season's catch; to, finally, the success they achieved in establishing a world-renowned, biologically and financially beneficial sport fishery in the Great Lakes. Tanner provides an engaging history of successfully introducing Pacific salmon into the lakes from the perspective of an ultimate insider.

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