Book does good job explaining loss

In response to the letter published on Wednesday regarding the cause of the salmon depletion: I recently read “King of Fish: The Thousand-Year Run of Salmon,” written by David R. Montgomery.

Here is the jacket cover excerpt of the book: “Drawing on a combination of scientific, historical, sociological and political research, Montgomery, a professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington, traces the tragic and steady decline in salmon populations in Europe, New England, Eastern Canada and the Pacific Northwest.”

I believe this book will answer the letter writer’s questions regarding what is causing the depleted and damaged fishing resources and I would encourage anyone interested or concerned about this important natural resource to read this book.

By the way, all of the big reasons are in the book – clear-cutting in the logging industry, nets dropped at the mouth of waterways, commercial fishing, sport fishing, pollution and a few others.

Bret Latlip

Marysville