Anders Halverson Provides An Exhaustively Researched And Grippingly Rendered Account Of The Rainbow Trout And Why It Has Become The Most Commonly Stocked And Controversial Freshwater Fish In The United States. Discovered In The Remote Waters Of Northern California, Rainbow Trout Have Been Artificially Propagated And Distributed For More Than 130 Years By Government Officials Eager To Present Americans With An Opportunity To Get Back To Nature By Going Fishing. Proudly Dubbed An Entirely Synthetic Fish By Fisheries Managers, The Rainbow Trout Has Been Introduced Into Every State And Province In The United States And Canada And To Every Continent Except Antarctica, Often With Devastating Effects On The Native Fauna. Halverson Examines The Paradoxes And Reveals A Range Of Characters, From Nineteenth-century Boosters Who Believed Rainbows Could Be The Saviors Of Democracy To Twenty-first-century Biologists Who Now Seek To Eradicate Them From Waters Around The Globe. Ultimately, The Story Of The Rainbow Trout Is The Story Of Our Relationship With The Natural World- How It Has Changed And How It Startlingly Has Not. A Less Bold And Spirited Nation -- Essentially A National Matter -- Let The Best Fish Win -- As Many Different States As Possible -- A New Variety Of Trout -- Define Me A Gentleman -- Paying Customers And Hatchery Product -- A Full-scale Military Operation -- Money Makes A Way -- The Way Of The Passenger Pigeon -- A Single New Mongrel Species -- It Doesn't Do Any Good -- Epilogue: The Last Generation Of Troutfishers. Anders Halverson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 211-244) And Index.

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Halverson, Anders

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Brandywine River Museum

Mariners' Museum, The

United States, United States of America

JSTOR EBA, New Haven, ©2010

1, 2010-03-02

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2017

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

<p><strong>An award-winning journalist, aquatic ecologist, and lifelong fisherman tells for the first time the surprising story of the rainbow trout, a revered icon for some and an all-too-common vexation for others</strong></p>
<p>Anders Halverson provides an exhaustively researched and grippingly rendered account of the rainbow trout and why it has become the most commonly stocked and controversial freshwater fish in the United States. Discovered in the remote waters of northern California, rainbow trout have been artificially propagated and distributed for more than 130 years by government officials eager to present Americans with an opportunity to get back to nature by going fishing. Proudly dubbed "an entirely synthetic fish" by fisheries managers, the rainbow trout has been introduced into every state and province in the United States and Canada and to every continent except Antarctica, often with devastating effects on the native fauna. Halverson examines the paradoxes and reveals a range of characters, from nineteenth-century boosters who believed rainbows could be the saviors of democracy to twenty-first-century biologists who now seek to eradicate them from waters around the globe. Ultimately, the story of the rainbow trout is the story of our relationship with the natural world - how it has changed and how it startlingly has not.</p>

"Suppose that, more than a century ago, U.S. government officials became concerned that democracy itself was at risk because men seemed to be less virile. And to reverse this trend they decided to populate streams, rivers, and lakes with "an entirely 'synthetic' fish"--Quarry that would allow Americans to rediscover their abilities to capture and kill animals. And suppose that, up to the present, these creatures were still being produced and distributed on a massive scale, sometimes even being trained like gladiators and pumped full of the same supplements as professional athletes so they would provide a better fight." "Such is the true story of the rainbow trout. Sometimes vilified for their devastating effects on native fauna, sometimes glorified as the preeminent sport fish, the rainbow trout is the repository of more than a century of America's often contradictory philosophies about the natural world. This book chronicles the discovery of rainbow trout, their artificial propagation and distribution, and why they are being eradicated in some waters yet are still the most commonly stocked fish in the United States."--Résumé de l'éditeur

Contents 7
Foreword 9
Preface 15
Acknowledgments 19
1. A Less Bold And Spirited Nation 23
2. Essentially A National Matter 34
3. Let The Best Fish Win 50
4. As Many Different States As Possible 58
5. A New Variety Of Trout 70
6. Define Me A Gentleman 80
7. Paying Customers And Hatchery Product 98
8. A Full-Scale Military Operation 116
9. Money Makes A Way 136
10. The Way Of The Passenger Pigeon 151
11. A Single New Mongrel Species 167
12. It Doesn’t Do Any Good 187
Epilogue. The Last Generation Of Troutfishers 206
Notes 211
Bibliography 233
Index 267

2023-05-30