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...would hike up an active volcano during a hurricane and skinny-dip in a hot, sulfurous pond. We would marvel at spouting geysers and boiling mudholes in psychedelic hues. We would share vodka and salmon caviar with melancholy park rangers in ramshackle huts. And we would be seduced by the mystery of Kamchatka, a land of fire and ice that remains one of the wildest places on earth...
...days--food, transportation and four hotel nights included. But prices vary depending on where you go and how many people are in the group. Lost World's website is at kamchatkapeninsula.com For cruises, try the Clipper Cruise Line, based in St. Louis, Mo. clippercruise.com) One worthy nonprofit, the Wild Salmon Center of Portland, Ore. wildsalmoncenter.org) has been guiding fishing and scientific expeditions to Kamchatka for years. For information on Kamchatka volcanoes, see volcanoworld.org...
Except in Maine, there's little talk of certification systems among salmon farmers. But there are quiet moves to clean up the industry from within. "A lot of farms were badly run," admits Peter Sawchuk, 49, who has been farming salmon in British Columbia since 1989 for Marine Harvest and Agrimarine. "They were overfed, poorly sited and there was too much drugging. But now we are getting better. We are not in the business of destroying our farms...
Venture Point, near Vancouver Island, is something of a showcase. Underwater video cameras monitor the salmon feeding so that extra pellets are not added after the fish have stopped eating. And those pellets contain up to 60% soy meal instead of fish. Nutreco, the company that owns Venture Point, individually vaccinates young salmon, reducing the need for larger quantities of antibiotics later on. Venture Point was located in a narrow channel east of Vancouver Island to take advantage of powerful currents that prevent wastes from building up under the pens...
...personal life, Barker was also an ardent salmon fisher, skier and tennis player, said his son, James R. Barker...