Atlantic salmon and European freshwater pearl

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• Subjects: Solza; Atlantic salmon
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mussel populate the rivers of Western and Eastern Europe, as well as eastern North America [27, 63]. In contrast to Atlantic salmon, whose natural habitat extends to the Ural Mountains [37], pearl mussel is not encountered in the northeast part of the Kola Pen insula [64] or east of the Solza River [5]. The lifecycle of both species is complex. Atlantic salmon are born in rivers, where they spend several years. After this, the majority of individ uals migrate to the sea or large lakes to grow. After sev eral years of growth, they return to rivers to spawn, which occurs in the fall. After spawning, a number of fish die, but some survive and again return to the sea to once again make the journey to rivers in order to spawn. Some individuals (usually males) mature