Widespread occurrence of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) throughout Greenland coastal waters

Using social media, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources collected data on the occurrence of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in 2019. Eighty‐four pink salmon were reported from 22 locations across Greenland. This comprised 76 specimens from 2019 and 8 specimens from 2013 to 2018. Of the...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Nielsen, Julius, Rosing‐Asvid, Aqqalu, Meire, Lorenz, Nygaard, Rasmus
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2020
Subjects:
Brief Communications
Greenland
Kapisillit
Nuuk
Atlantic salmon
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7383809/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32155283
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14318
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Summary:Using social media, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources collected data on the occurrence of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in 2019. Eighty‐four pink salmon were reported from 22 locations across Greenland. This comprised 76 specimens from 2019 and 8 specimens from 2013 to 2018. Of these, 12 were caught in fresh water, and a single pink salmon was from the bottom of the Nuuk Fjord near the Kapisillit River – the only known river in Greenland where the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) spawn. It is unknown if pink salmon have reproduced in Greenland waters.

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