Under the Influence of Salmon

While Jules Verne was captivating the world with his fantastical tales of space travel, a man from the British Empire’s most remote colony had a dream—to bring salmon to the Antipodes. James Youl wanted to turn the world upside down by transplanting salmon, and then trout, into the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. His mission was dismissed as scientific and ungodly madness, but over several decades of trial and tragedy, it became the most audacious, romantic, and intensive wildlife fea…