Research is in that Atlantic Salmon do spawn sucessfully in our streams. It is also noted that the greatest risk is to STEELHEAD. Atlantic Salmon spawn earlier and grow faster causing their smolts to be the dominant fish in the system. This is a major red flag and should be taken very seriously. Research has been done by John Volpe of the University of Victoria. Here is a link to his home page. http://web.uvic.ca/~jvolpe/

Here is a link to a news article http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/2000/06/06072000/wildsalmon_13647.asp


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Marty
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