Where is salmon native to?


Where is salmon native to? Salmon live along the coasts of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and are also intensively produced in aquaculture all over the world as well. They are anadromous, meaning that migration to and from the ocean from freshwater rivers is essential.


How did salmon get into the Great Lakes?

Some species of salmon were introduced to the Great Lakes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for sport and commercial fishing, but these populations have not been established and are not self-sustaining.


Is lake trout a salmon?

lake trout, (Salvelinus namaycush), large, voracious char, family Salmonidae, widely distributed from northern Canada and Alaska, U.S., south to New England and the Great Lakes basin. It is usually found in deep, cool lakes.