History of Salmon in the Great Lakes, 1850-1970

By John Wilson Parsons

History of Salmon in the Great Lakes, 1850-1970
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This history of the salmon in the Great Lakes describes the decline and extinction of the Atlantic salmon in Lake Ontario in the 1800's; the failure to establish, by salmon culture, permanent or sizable populations of Atlantic or Pacific salmon in any of the Great Lakes in 1867-1965; and the success of plantings of coho and chinook salmon in the Great Lakes, 1966-1970 -- particularly in Lake Michigan.

Book Details

  • Public Domain: Yes
  • Country: US
  • Published: 1973
  • Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 80
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