New book exposes local impact on introduction, loss of salmon in Great Lakes

New book exposes local impact on introduction, loss of salmon in Great Lakes
New book exposes local impact on introduction, loss of salmon in Great Lakes

LANSING

The fall of salmon in the Great Lakes can be seen as a good thing ecologically although some people prefer native species, says biologist and author Carson Prichard.

But the personal perspective and the local impact often are forgotten.

“I think it’s just been overlooked – they had tried to look at the economic impacts of the loss, but not on the local scale whatsoever,” said Prichard, the au…