Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index.
Contents:
An iconic boat, Steinbeck, and Pacific fisheries -- Western Flyer -- Setting the stage -- The Sea of Cortez -- A grand trip on the Western Flyer -- The California sardine fishery -- A story of fortune, politics, and woe -- What happened to the sardines? -- The ecological view of Ed Ricketts -- Rose-colored sea -- Captain Dan Luketa and the Pacific Ocean perch fishery -- North to Alaska -- The return of the Western Flyer to the Aleutians and the red king crab fishery -- The gemini years -- A tale of the red-fleshed Pacific salmon -- The long road home -- End of the voyage.
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