Number of large salmon returning to North American rivers fell to near historic lows in 2019, federation says

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The Atlantic Salmon Federation’s annual 'State of Wild Atlantic Salmon Report' released today indicates returns for large salmon were the third lowest in the past five decades

A wild salmon returning from the sea climbs up Big Falls on the Humber River, in Newfoundland, in this undated handout photo.A group advocating for the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon says the number of adult salmon returning to North American rivers fell to near historic lows last year.

The vast majority of large salmon in North America return to three regions: Labrador, Quebec and the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. In recent decades, the harvest of salmon has been significantly reduced through a series of conservation measures, helping to stabilize some populations, but the species has recently been declining again.

 

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Tear down the dams. Free the salmon.

they say that every year yet the supermarket is always stocked with salmon.

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