This book covers all the freshwater fish which are found in
Scotland, including those which appear in fresh water from
estuaries and the sea for short periods. It is the first
comprehensive account of this important part of Scotland's
biodiversity, dealing with the ecology, conservation and folklore
of each species in some detail. Other chapters cover a range of
associated topics. The first, background, section of the book has
chapters on 'fishy literature', 'what's it like to be a fish',
'fish ecology', 'lochs and rivers, ponds and burns', 'fish
distribution' and 'first catch your fish'. The middle section of
the book, which deals with the 42 individual species which occur in
Scotland, starts with a chapter on 'families of fish' and finishes
with one on 'fish which did not stay'. The final section of the
book deals with the main issues concerning the freshwater fish of
Scotland, including 'fish communities', 'threats to fish', 'fish
and people', 'watching fish', 'fish and fishery management', 'fish
conservation' - ending with a discussion of the future for
Scotland's freshwater fish and fisheries. There is an extensive
bibliography and an index.
The volume is well illustrated with the author's own line drawings
and some attractive illustrations from old texts. The species
chapters each have a photograph of a typical fish scale, and
diagrams illustrating distribution in Scotland, food and growth.
There are many fascinating quotes from the older literature, and
numerous, sometimes amusing, true anecdotes of fishy experiences in
Scotland, supplied over the years by the author's colleagues.
Everyone with an interest in fish will find something of value in
this volume, be theybiologists, naturalists, anglers, aquarists or
pondkeepers.
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