Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID157605
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
StateAK
CountyPrince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan
LocalityPacific Ocean at Point Baker, south of Petersburg
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePrince of Wales
HUC8 Number19010103
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month9
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13690
Author:Associated Press.
Date:2003
Title:Fisherman nets an Atlantic salmon.
Publisher:Anchorage Daily News
Issue:October 7, 2003
Commentsescaped from a British Columbia farm
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size10 lbs; 30 in


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