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	Atlantic Salmon
		The Atlantic salmon is adversely affected by increased acidity of spawning areas caused by acid precipitation.
		The Atlantic salmon is an anadromous species, that is, it spawns in freshwater streams, the adults return to sea and the young remain in fresh water for 2 or 3 years.
		The Atlantic salmon was a common and prolific fish in the rivers of colonial New England and Eastern Canada.
	www.miramichisalmon.ca /atlanticsalmon.html (900 words)

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		Salmon, common name applied to fishes of the salmon family, Salmonidae, characterized by an elongate body covered with small cycloid (rounded, with smooth edges) scales and possessing an adipose (fleshy) fin between the dorsal fin and tail.
		The Atlantic salmon is a member of the genus Salmo, an oceanic trout of the family Salmonidae.
		Atlantic salmon life history is extremely complex owing to its use of both freshwater and marine habitats and long ocean migrations.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/salmon.htm (945 words)

	Atlantic Salmon Trust \| Salmon Facts
		The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an anadromous migratory fish found in the temperate and arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
		The Atlantic salmon is referred to as being anadromous because of its habit of migrating from the sea into fresh waters to spawn.
		Atlantic salmon can grow to a very large size and the biggest, which have reached up to around 70lbs (32kg), are usually caught in Norway and Russia.
	www.atlanticsalmontrust.org /salmon_facts/atlantic_salmon.html (373 words)

	Atlantic salmon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Atlantic salmon, known scientifically as Salmo salar, is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae, which is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the Atlantic.
		Atlantic salmon do not require salt water, however, and numerous examples of fully freshwater ("landlocked") populations of the species exist throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
		Atlantic salmon breed in the rivers of Western Europe from Northern Portugal north to Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and the east coast of North America from Connecticut in the United States north to northern Labrador in Arctic Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlantic_salmon (2255 words)

	WDFW -- Atlantic Salmon in Washington State: A Fish Management Perspective
		Atlantic salmon which escape from marine net pens have the potential to impact native fish stocks if the escapes are large and occur on a regular basis.
		Atlantic salmon are fed large pellets in the marine net pens so it is not within their normal behavior pattern to capture and feed on live prey.
		Atlantic salmon are known to have escaped from marine net pens, entered fresh water streams, and have successfully spawned in British Columbia.
	www.wdfw.wa.gov /fish/atlantic/manage.htm (7120 words)

	WDFW Fact Sheet: Atlantic Salmon Escape
		Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are important world-wide in commercial aquaculture and recreational fisheries and are cultured commercially in marine net pens in Puget Sound.
		The large escapes coupled with the findings of naturally-produced Atlantic salmon juveniles on Vancouver Island in 1998 and 1999 are cause for WDFW to continue to be focused on this issue.
		Fish pathogens infecting Atlantic salmon are endemic to Washington and appear to come from native fish stocks, both salmonids and non-salmonids.
	wdfw.wa.gov /factshts/atlanticsalmon.htm (1186 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Salmon
		Atlantic salmon are born in riverbeds in early spring and, depending on food supply, temperature and other local conditions, remain in the birth river for two to six years.
		The Atlantic salmon is the most popular species for fish farming or aquaculture and it is estimated that 98 per cent of the 300 million Atlantic salmon in the world are farmed fish.
		The Pacific salmon is most famous for its lifecycle; born in tiny streams far from the sea, the Pacific salmon spends the first part of its life in fresh water, then migrates down streams to rivers and spends most of its adult life in the open ocean.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/salmon (1552 words)

	Atlantic Salmon Stocks Report
		Atlantic salmon EFH for eggs, larvae, juveniles and adults includes all aquatic habitats in the watersheds of rivers where salmon are currently present (26 rivers total), including all tributaries, to the extent that they are currently or were historically accessible for salmon migration.
		Atlantic salmon of European origin, including Icelandic origin, are not to be released or used in aquaculture in the NAC area.
		Atlantic salmon restoration, enhancement, and aquaculture activities are permitted in the freshwater and marine environments.
	library.fws.gov /salmon/asalmon74.html (4003 words)

	Atlantic Salmon in New York
		The Atlantic salmon is typically an anadromous fish; adults grow and mature in the ocean, and migrate into freshwater streams to spawn.
		Atlantic salmon have a homing instinct, and generally return to the same stream they left as juveniles.
		The adipose fin of salmon is not tinged with orange as is brown trout.
	www.esf.edu /PUBPROG/brochure/salmon/salmon.htm (1012 words)

	Atlantic Salmon
		Atlantic salmon are known as the "king of fish," an appropriate title for many reasons.
		Atlantic salmon make a tremendous journey during their lifetime, migrating from the fresh water streams of their youth to feeding grounds in the north Atlantic Ocean and back again to spawn.
		Atlantic salmon spend their first few years in small streams and rivers feeding on aquatic insects and other drift' that is brought into their sight by the current.
	www.bio.umass.edu /biology/conn.river/salmon.html (768 words)

	CNN - Atlantic salmon protection expected - October 15, 1999
		Atlantic salmon may at last receive protection under the Endangered Species Act, according to an announcement by Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt Thursday.
		The report concludes that fewer adult salmon are returning to spawn and young salmon in the rivers are surviving at a lower rate than expected, even in the face of a considerable conservation effort.
		Nickerson said other dangers to Atlantic salmon are the result of water withdrawals from spawning habitat, and mortality in the salmon's marine environment.
	www.cnn.com /NATURE/9910/15/salmon.enn/index.html (652 words)

	Connecticut River Coordinator's Office: Atlantic Salmon Program
		Atlantic salmon management in the Connecticut River basin is supported by State and Federal legislation.
		After millions of Atlantic salmon are released throughout the Connecticut River basin, State and Federal fishery biologists return to the streams in the fall to check on the results.
		Juvenile salmon are collected, counted, and measured at hundreds of locations in the fall giving some indication of salmon growth and survival.
	www.fws.gov /r5crc/atlantic_salmon_program.htm (1238 words)

	Does something smell fishy?
		Amazing Salmon Facts: The oldest verified fossil for a freshwater version of the salmon is 50 million years old.
		The Columbia River Salmon Passage model is an interactive, multiple window program that helps managers of water, hydropower, fisheries and recreation see the impact of their decisions on fish populations in the Columbia River.
		Salmon river, the river of No Return, as named by Lewis and Clark, is the largest un-dammed river in the Continental United States.
	www.thesalmons.org /lynn/fishes.html (428 words)

	Atlantic Salmon Description and Profile
		Atlantics may resemble brown trout, but the tail is slightly forked rather than square, and there are no spots on the adipose fin.
		Atlantic salmon are among the most acrobatic of all gamefish.
		Atlantics spend 2 to 3 years in their home stream, and up to 6 more years at sea or in a lake.
	www.pvisuals.com /fishing/species/atlantic_salmon.html (294 words)

	Atlantic Salmon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Both salmon and trout are farmed in sea-cages around Tasmania, principally on the south-east coast (Huon Estuary and D’Entrecasteaux Channel) and Macquarie Harbour in the west.
		Atlantic salmon are reared in freshwater hatcheries where they grow up to about 70 -100g in 9-12 months, and metamorphose into smolts.
		Accordingly, salmon farming has been subject to broad and persistent attack around the world on the basis of perceived risks to ecosystems and even to human health.
	www.sardi.sa.gov.au /pages/aquafin/atlantic_salmon_industry.htm (561 words)

	The Atlantic Salmon's Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		he Atlantic salmon's historic range encompassed the North Atlantic Ocean and its freshwater tributaries from Ungava Bay to Lake Ontario and southward to Connecticut in North America, and from Russia's White Sea to Portugal on the European coast.
		he Atlantic salmon's sensitivity to environmental change and is dependence upon both fresh and saltwater habitats have made it sensitive to environmental pressures and high-seas overfishing.
		Flashing silver as it jumps a 3 metre waterfall, the Atlantic salmon has become a symbol of wildness that is to be cherished into the future.
	www.asf.ca /Overall/atlsalm.html (621 words)

	Downeast Salmon Federation: protection, restoration, education and research of wild Atlantic salmon, their rivers, ...
		A report by the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) on the health of wild Atlantic salmon confirms that their survival depends on government resolve to solve the mystery of increased mortality at sea.
		AndrewsAtlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) researchers have recovered 45 escaped farmed Atlantic salmon from four streams and rivers in Charlotte County, N.B. over the past week at the height of spawning season for wild salmon.
		Data has shown that the health of salmon, specifically smolts are significantly impacted by adverse water chemistry conditions that do occur in many of the downeast rivers during high water events most often associated with storms.
	www.mainesalmonrivers.org (2117 words)

	ATLANTIC SALMON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Like Pacific salmon, they are anadromous, born in fresh water, migrate to salt water to grow and mature, and return to fresh water to spawn.
		Atlantic salmon and salmon trout (a similar species) will repeat this cycle more than once, while Pacific salmon will spawn only once and then die.
		Atlantic salmon inhabit coastal water on both sides of the North Atlantic.
	www.ocean.udel.edu /mas/seafood/atlansalm.html (358 words)

	DNR - Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
		Atlantic salmon are known throughout the world to be an exciting sport fish.
		Young Atlantic salmon are prime food for eels, northern pike, other trout, and birds such as mergansers and kingfishers.
		Atlantic salmon in the Great Lakes are caught using the trolling methods for chinook and coho fishing.
	www.michigan.gov /dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364_18958-45639--,00.html (427 words)

	Atlantic Salmon/Fish of the Great Lakes by Wisconsin Sea Grant
		Though most Atlantic salmon spawn in fresh water and then spend most of their life in the ocean, some also lived their entire lives in Lake Ontario up until the 1900s.
		For a few years in the 1970s, Michigan and Wisconsin also planted a strain of oceangoing Atlantic salmon in Lake Superior from stocks that spawned in the rivers of the province of Quebec.
		Though Atlantic salmon may spawn two or three times during their lives, self-propagating stocks have not yet developed.
	www.seagrant.wisc.edu /greatlakesfish/atlanticsalmon.html (428 words)

	RESTORE: Endangered Wildlife: Atlantic Salmon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Atlantic salmon were once so abundant throughout New England's watersheds that hundreds of thousands of these wild fish migrated in and out of our rivers each year.
		In 1993, RESTORE: The North Woods took action to save from extinction the last remaining wild Atlantic salmon in the U.S. RESTORE petitioned the federal government to use the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to protect the Atlantic salmon as endangered throughout its historic range in the United States.
		The public must demand that the Atlantic salmon be restored, or else these critical steps forward might be lost once again.
	www.restore.org /Wildlife/salmon.html (308 words)

	Salmon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Salmon population levels are of concern in the Atlantic and in some parts of the Pacific but in northern British Columbia and Alaska stocks are still abundant.
		Salmon fry hatching - the larva has grown around the remains of the yolk - visible are the arteries spinning around the yolk and little oildrops, also the gut, the spine, the main caudal blood vessel, the bladder and the arcs of the gills
		Pink salmon or Humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) is found from northern California and Korea, throughout the northern Pacific, and from the Mackenzie River in Canada to the Lena River in Siberia, usually in shorter coastal streams.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Salmon (3204 words)

	Atlantic Salmon Brood Stock Fishery - N.H. Fish and Game
		Salmon are migratory, and once temperatures rise in late June, they head for the ocean.
		The brood stock salmon are raised at the federal hatchery in Nashua.
		This publication is a summary of the regulations pertaining to the Atlantic salmon brood stock fishery for the Merrimack and Pemigewasset rivers.
	www.wildlife.state.nh.us /Fishing/atlantic_salmon.htm (1477 words)

	Endangered Atlantic Salmon, Atlantic Salmon Facts, Atlantic Salmon Fishing
		A world traveler, the wild Atlantic salmon is an anadromous fish - one that spawns in fresh water but spends much of its life at sea.
		The historic range of the Atlantic salmon included the North Atlantic with freshwater tributaries from Ungava Bay to Lake Ontario and southward to Connecticut in North America, and from Russia's White Sea to Portugal on the European coast.
		While many of these salmon runs are now reduced or extinct, Atlantic salmon can still be found in the rivers of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, France, Spain, Canada and the United States.
	www.worldwildlife.org /salmon/index.cfm (174 words)

	Big Atlantic Salmon Runs Foster Hope for Fish
		Summary The tides of Atlantic salmon that flooded many European and North American rivers last year may signal efforts to restore the fish are working, activists say.
		The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is fabled for its extraordinary life story: The fish migrates hundreds, even thousands, of miles from ocean feeding grounds to run against the current in river rapids and on falls to reach the very waters where it was born.
		The North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF) is an international coalition of nongovernmental organizations with the stated aim of restoring wild salmon stocks.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2005/01/0110_050110_salmon.html (578 words)

	WWF \| Atlantic Salmon \| Publications
		On the eve of a pivotal meeting in Iceland, fisheries experts called Thursday for critical new measures to stem an alarming decline in wild Atlantic salmon stocks, which have plummeted 50 percent over the past two decades.
		The urgent call to strengthen the enforcement of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO) comes as that body is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
		The Atlantic Salmon is among the most revered species on the planet.
	www.worldwildlife.org /salmon/pubs.cfm (210 words)

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