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Most Important Fish in the Sea

By: Bruce H. Franklin
Narrated by: Bruce H. Franklin
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In this brilliant portrait of the oceans' unlikely hero, H. Bruce Franklin shows how menhaden have shaped America's national-and natural-history, and why reckless overfishing now threatens their place in both. Since Native Americans began using menhaden as fertilizer, this amazing fish has greased the wheels of U.S. agriculture and industry. By the mid-1870s, menhaden had replaced whales as a principal source of industrial lubricant, with hundreds of ships and dozens of factories along the eastern seaboard working feverishly to produce fish oil. Since the Civil War, menhaden have provided the largest catch of any American fishery.

©2007 Island Press (P)2007 Island Press
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Great book, frustrating narrator

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Yes. The information in this book is important for anyone who wants a better understanding of the impact humans are having on the sea. I learned a lot about how fisheries management strategies don't consider the ecosystem as a whole and the interdependence of species. The book is well set out and logically flows. There are lots of real life examples that are used to back up the research, which keeps the book interesting to listen to.

How could the performance have been better?

Unfortunately the narrator is incredibly frustrating to listen to. He tends to run words in together, to mispronounce things, and to rush quotes. The pace is unpredictable with him reading quickly at times and slowly at others. He loudly sighs and swallows throughout the book. Occasionally he puts on silly voices when quoting someone he disagrees with. It's a shame that his performance of this book got so distracting at times because the content was very interesting.

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