Author and biologist Rowena Rae on swimming with salmon, threats to this essential species and their incredible resilience with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young. “Salmon can thrive if we just give them a chance… if people would just get out of the way, they can thrive”.
Shownotes:
3:54 On becoming a biologist and leaving biology for writing.
7:12 Introducing young readers to the story of Rachel Carson.
9:20 Introducing Rachel Carson and the importance of Silent Spring.
12:20 Swimming with salmon.
14:07 Keystone species and why they matter.
19:oo Humans Vs. Salmon; almost everything eats salmon — salmon as “eco-system engineers”.
23:44 How to save Chinook salmon.
26:09 The fish farm jail-break in Washington State.
28:50 On the resilience of nature and salmon, and why to have hope. “They’re tenacious, they hang on … salmon can thrive if we just give them a chance”.
31:30 How we can help salmon.
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Rowena Rae – author of Salmon: Swimming for Survival
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Rowena Rae, Mark Leiren-Young & Nicole F. Smith reading at the Royal BC Museum – Oceans Week 2023
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