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Salmon In The Thames, And Other Rivers by George Venables. This historical essay traces the rise and fall of salmon in the Thames and other English rivers, beginning with a lyrical portrait of England’s waterways and a long view of salmon abundance. Venables surveys ancient fisheries laws from Edward I to Elizabeth I and into the Georgian era, showing how statutes were added, amended, and often ignored, even as numbers of fish declined. The book combines legal history with natural history, and includes a detailed memorandum from a Thames fisherman at Boulter’s Lock recording catches, weights, and market prices from 1794 to 1821, illustrating a gradual collapse of the main river fishery. The narrative then analyzes probable causes—pollution from mills and gas works, river management, and sewage—arguing that no single factor explains the extinction of Thames salmon. It closes with practical recommendations: open fish passages, restocking, stronger enforcement of laws, and broader efforts to keep the river clean, balanced with reflections on nature, science, and morality.
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