Atlantic Salmon Return to the Connecticut River
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Vermont, Massachusetts, New England, Connecticut, New Hampshire
- Date: 1975
Article abstract: Atlantic salmon were reintroduced into the Connecticut River system after being eliminated early in the 1800’s.
Summary of Event
An interstate effort successfully reintroduced Atlantic salmon to the Connecticut River system, from which they were eliminated more than one hundred years ago. The return of the salmon signaled an important reversal of hundreds of years of environmental damage to the river system and to the nation in general.
The Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) is native to New England and maritime Canada. It is...
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