Explores the wildlife that depends on a river for food and shelter. Discussion questions follow each section of the text.

In the last few decades, humankind's relationship with the ocean has undergone a remarkable change. The environmental impact of commercial fishing and the advent of extensive fish farming have led to grave and widespread concerns about the uncertain future of wild fish. We are on the precipice of a cataclysm; there is a distinct possibility that our children's children will never eat a wild fish that has swum freely in the ocean.

An introduction to salmon, looking at the variety of salmon species, tracing the lifecycle of a salmon from egg to adult, and discussing the dangers faced by salmon and what is being done to help ensure their survival.