Key Selling Points

• Salmon are a recognizable animal that is frequently discussed in the news cycle in relation to numbers of migrating fish, farmed fish, commercial catch, orca populations and much more.
• The book includes topics related to salmon biology, history, culture, economics, social pressures and environmental impacts.
• Explores the relationship that many Indigenous people have with salmon and what the salmon mean economically, environmentally and culturally to their communities. Includes profiles from Indigenous biologists, environmentalists and fishers.
• Offers a global look at salmon—including both Atlantic and Pacific salmon—and gives examples from Europe, eastern and western North America and eastern Asia.
• The book includes examples of people working in a wide range of jobs and activities connected to salmon such as a fish vet, a habitat restoration biologist, a museum curator, an early childhood educator, an underwater photographer and a fly fisher.
• Salmon includes ideas for actions young readers can take in their everyday lives that will help salmon and salmon habitats.