I just finished a good new book on the plight of our Salmon. It is called King of Fish - The Thousand Year Run of Salmon. Author is David R. Montgomery.

I recommend this book not for any new ground that it breaks (although there is some interesting comments about wood debris in the streams) but for the historical perspective that it gives. It traces the loss of Salmon in Europe and New England and what is really scary is that 300 years ago there were people warning that we would eliminate Salmon if we did not change our ways.

One thing that I took away from this read is a reinforcing of my belief that wild Salmon release is as critical as wild Steelhead release. I know that this is not as widespread a belief, but the gene pool represented by the wild fish is critical to the long term survival of the best adapted fish.

Good read.