Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID284705
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
StateMI
CountyChippewa
LocalitySt. Marys River, from about three miles above the Sault Ste. Marie ship canal.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSt. Marys
HUC8 Number04200002
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month6
Collection Year1874
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24746
Author:Clark, G., A.J. Kellogg, J.J. Bagley, and G.H. Jerome.
Date:1874
Title:State of Michigan. First report of the state commissioners and superintendent, on state fisheries, for 1873-4, ending December 1st, 1874.
Publisher:W.S. George and Company, Lansing, MI
Pages:46 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked25000-30000


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