Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID861097
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
StateAK
CountySkagway-Hoonah-Angoon
LocalityPacific Ocean, near Cross Sound (approximately 75 miles west of Juneau)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameIcy Strait-Chatham Strait
HUC8 Number19010500
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month7
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27655
Author:Associated Press
Date:1990
Title:First catch of Atlantic Salmon documented in Alaska water
Publisher:The New York Times
Reference 2
Ref. Number:1363
Author:Wing, B.L., C.M. Guthrie III, and A.J. Gharrett
Date:1992
Title:Atlantic salmon in marine waters of Southeastern Alaska
Journal:Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:121
Issue:6
Pages:814-818
Reference 3
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
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Size48.5 cm in standard length, weighed 1.5kg dressed
Number of Females1


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