Rowena Rae on How We Can Save Salmon, the Fish Farm Jail-Break & Unlocking the Mysteries of a Keystone Species

Author and biologist Rowena Rae on swimming with salmon, threats to this essential species and their incredible resilience with Skaana host Mark Leiren-Young. “Salmon can thrive if we just give them a chance… if people would just get out of the way, they can thrive”.Shownotes:3:54 On becoming a biologist and leaving biology for writing.7:12 Introducing young readers to the story of Rachel Carson.9:20 Introducing Rachel Carson and the importance of Silent Spring.12:20 Swimming with salmon.14:07 Keystone species and why they matter.  Humans Vs. Salmon; almost everything eats salmon  — salmon as “eco-system engineers”.23:44 How to save Chinook salmon.26:09 The fish farm jail-break in Washington State.28:50 On the resilience of nature and salmon, and why to have hope. “They’re tenacious, they hang on … salmon can thrive if we just give them a chance”.31:30 How we can help salmon.Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about environments, oceans, and orcas.Join the Pod……https://www.patreon.com/mobydollSubscribe to the Skaana newsletter: https://substack.com/@skaanapod?utm_source=profile-page Spotify……………www.bit.ly/spotify-skaanaApple Podcasts………www.skaana.caThe Orca Bites Podcast (on anchor)………www.orcabites.com–Skaana home……www.skaana.orgSkaana on Medium……www.orcatales.comOur Latest Orca Videos…www.jpod.news–Facebook…………https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/Twitter……………https://twitter.com/leirenyoungInstagram…………https://www.instagram.com/skaanapod/Rowena Rae – author of Salmon: Swimming for SurvivalSupport Our GuestOfficial website: https://rowenarae.com/Twitter or X or whatever: https://twitter.com/rowena_raeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowenarae/?originalSubdomain=ca For more on her booksOfficial website: https://rowenarae.com/nonfiction-books/ Rowena Rae, Mark Leiren-Young & Nicole F. Smith reading at the Royal BC Museum – Oceans Week 2023Books for sale and Classes from Team Skaana**Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking!** Audio books by Mark Leiren-Young (Killer Whale Who Changed the World, Orcas Everywhere & Never Shoot a Stampede Queen) on Audible.com https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Mark+Leiren-YoungThe Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q   Orcas Everywhere; Orcas of the Salish Sea & Big Whales, Small World: http://www.orcaseverywhere.com Paint the Ocean You Wish to See with Rayne Ellycrys Benu… https://orcapaint.net  The Force of Doubt by Rayne Ellycrys Benu… https://books2read.com/forceofdoubt Subscribe to the Skaana newsletter at Substack: https://skaanapod.substack.com/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/skaana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.