Striper Wars: An American Fish Story |  | Author: Dick Russell
Publisher: Island Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 368
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 1597260908
Dewey Decimal Number: 799.17732
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Product Description
When commercial overfishing sent striped bass
populations into free fall in the 1980s, Dick Russell
emerged as a key spokesman in a long-shot crusade
by dedicated fishermen to save them. Striper Wars is
Russells vibrant account of their thrilling, yet tenuous
victory, complete with heroes and villains. In one
of natures great comebacks, groundbreaking moratoriums
allowed the striper population to rebound
more than tenfold. Yet today, the striper faces new
threats, including a deadly bacterial disease. While
perils persist, Dick Russells inspiring account offers fundamental lessons
about the power of civic action and the necessity of a holistic
approach to conservation.
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 Stars & Stripes Forever August 16, 2005
Arthur Dipietro (Westhampton Beach, NY)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Combine well honed invesigative skills with the passion borne of a life long love affair with the sport of pursuing, catching, releasing, nurturing and learning from the noble Linesider and you have a read, courtesy of Mr. Russell, that anyone who cares about the continued health of the Striped Bass, its habitat and the continued reclamation of our coastal waters will tear through then pick up and read once again. Bravo!
Game Fish or Not? Read it and You Decide! March 23, 2006
Montauk Dream'n (NE Coast)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent, comprehensive history of the fight to save this magnificent fish. If your a die hard striper fisherman, you should read this book. Also speaks to the present challenges facing the striper.
Striper Wars-Awesome July 5, 2005
James R. White
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Dick Russell has captured one of the most acurate, historical accounts of what took place in the early 1980's to save the striped bass from near extinction. His recall of details is nothing short of amazing.
Striper Wars is extremely well written, entertaining, informative and above all a message that what happened 25 years ago could happen again.
If you are a striped bass angler you owe it to yourself to read Striper Wars- oen of the best historical accounts ever written about this amazing gamefish.
Capt Jim White
An important book. June 30, 2005
Michael J. Laptew
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
"Striper Wars" is well written, comprehensive and insightful...as much a celebration of the striped bass as a story about its recovery.
The book is a must-read for any angler who understands the allure of stripers and striper fishing, and it's also a call to arms for a grassroots push for effective ecosystem-wide management.
Could not put it down August 2, 2005
William J. Nolan Jr. (Warwick, Rhode Island USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I want to thank, Capt.Jim White, Bob pond, Dick Russell and a host of others for there tireless efforts to keep the greatest fish in the world around for all of us to catch! The book is fantastic..Read it!
Bill "eelman" Nolan Jr
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