{"product_id":"books-silver-shoals-by-charles-rangeley-wilson","title":"Silver Shoals","description":"On  these rain-swept islands in the North Atlantic man and fish go back a  long way. Fish are woven through the fabric of the country’s history: we  depend on them –  for food, for livelihood and for fun – and now their  fate depends on us in a relationship which has become more complex,  passionate and precarious in the sophisticated 21st Century.   In Silver Shoals  Charles Rangeley-Wilson travels north, south, east and west through the  British Isles tracing the histories, living and past, of our most  iconic fish – cod, carp, eels, salmon and herring – and of the fishermen  who catch them and care for them.    In  the company of trawlermen, longshoremen, conservationists and anglers  Charles goes to sea in a trawler, whiles away hot afternoons setting eel  nets, tries to bag his first elusive carp and drifts for herring on Guy  Fawkes night as fireworks starburst the sky.    Underscoring  this journey is a fascinating historical exploration of these creatures  that have shaped our island story. We learn how abundant and valued these fish were centuries before our current crisis of over-fishing: we learn how eels built our monasteries, how cod sank the Spanish Armada, how fish and chips helped us through two World Wars.    Of  course there is a deeper environmental dimension to the story, but  Charles' optimistic perspective is this: no one is more invested in fish  than the fishermen whose lives depend on them. If we can find a way to  harness that passion then the future of fish and fishermen in Britain  could be as extraordinary as its past.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53670762905873,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781784740863.jpg?v=1781512641","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-silver-shoals-by-charles-rangeley-wilson","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}