It holds a bounty of fish, crab and prawns that could provide tens of millions of dollars in earnings.
The dams all but killed the river as a wild place once renowned for its bounty of fish, especially the salmon that spawned in tributaries deep inside what became, in 1938, a national park.
Both dams have met steadfast opposition from broad coalitions of environmental groups and local communities, which say the developments will be disastrous for the millions of people who rely on the river's rich bounty of fish for their livelihoods and food security.
However, the coastal colonists' close proximity to the ocean gave them a bounty of fresh fish to supplement their diet year-round, especially in the north.
Sicilian cuisine is famous for the bounty of the Mediterranean: fish, clams, mussels, shrimp.
For a taste of the highlands, Mr. Akam should try visiting in the late spring, early autumn or, ideally, the summer, when one could fully appreciate the glorious scenery and incredibly long, sunlit days and savor the marvelous bounty of fresh loch fish and oysters and the inevitable open fireplaces at the inns and hotels after a daylong trek through the gentle hills (or the more challenging peaks).
Called "Bounty Of The Ocean," it features seven fish and shellfish dishes, running the gamut from simply prepared Kumomoto oysters, to the Western-inspired lobster pasta with spinach, cheese and saffron sauce, to distinctive takes on sashimi, like sea bream with white ponzu jelly and shaved truffle.
Bounties on the species have worked elsewhere, and derbies and tournaments have removed thousands of fish in only a few hours.
Likewise, Van Roy and his colleagues note, in past eras several species of fish and sharks have evolved to huge proportions by directly exploiting the vast bounty at the base of the ocean's food chain.
The issue of GM foods is controversial but Ron Stotish of Aqua Bounty, the US company which pioneered the procedure, says the GM salmon is the most studied product in the history of fish.
Aqua Bounty's fish are Atlantic salmon that have been given a growth-hormone gene from the Chinook salmon.
