The point of no return – social dimensions of losing salmon in two northern rivers

The construction of hydropower plants in Finland’s Kemijoki and Iijoki rivers was a death blow to salmon migration in both stretches of water. Fishing migratory fish was an important source of livelihood to people living along and near the Kemijoki and Iijoki and one of the main reasons that once d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Outi Autti, Timo P. Karjalainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Geographical Society of Northern Finland 2012-12-01
Series:Nordia Geographical Publications
Online Access:https://nordia.journal.fi/article/view/66051