Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1724118
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
CountryCanada
StateBC
LocalityTsitika River on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island approximately 325 km north of Victoria, Canada
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14781
Author:Volpe, J.P., E.B. Taylor, D.W. Rimmer, and B.W. Glickman
Date:2000
Title:Evidence of Natural Reproduction of Aquaculture-Escaped Atlantic Salmon in a Coastal British Columbia River.
Journal:Conservation Biology
Volume:14
Issue:3
Pages:899-903
Reference 2
Ref. Number:42544
Author:McClory, J. and T. Gotthardt
Date:2008
Title:Non-native and invasive animals of Aslaka: a comprehensive list and select species status reports
Publisher:Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage
Pages:64
CommentsThis is the first observation of natural reproduction of this species occurring in British Columbia's Tsitika River.
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected12


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