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

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Nielsen, J., Rosing-Asvid, A., Meire, L., Nygaard, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Greenland; Nuuk; Kapisillit; Atlantic salmon; Greenland Institute of Natural Resources; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Pink salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/386861.pdf

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.