2000 Connecticut River Migratory Fish Counts
Note: Only observed fish are counted, therefore these totals do not represent all returns.
Total Fish Passage Counts
Includes dams up to and including the Holyoke Dam.
| Species | Count | |
|---|---|---|
| Alewife | 5 | |
| American Shad | 228,859 | |
| Atlantic Salmon | 77 | |
| ATS, Released | 13 | |
| Blueback Herring | 10,588 | |
| Gizzard Shad | 38,124 | |
| Sea Lamprey | 24,090 | |
| Striped Bass | 489 |
Fish Passage Counts by Dam
| Dam | River | Location | Species | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leesville Dam | Salmon River | Leesville, CT | Atlantic Salmon | 8 |
| Rainbow Dam | Farmington River | Poquonock, CT | Alewife | 5 |
| American Shad | 259 | |||
| Atlantic Salmon | 6 | |||
| Blueback Herring | 1 | |||
| Gizzard Shad | 43 | |||
| Sea Lamprey | 1,014 | |||
| DSI Dam | Westfield River | West Springfield, MA | American Shad | 3,558 |
| Atlantic Salmon | 11 | |||
| ATS, Released | 1 | |||
| Gizzard Shad | 122 | |||
| Sea Lamprey | 2,040 | |||
| Holyoke Dam | Connecticut River | Holyoke, MA | American Shad | 225,042 |
| Atlantic Salmon | 52 | |||
| ATS, Released | 12 | |||
| Blueback Herring | 10,587 | |||
| Gizzard Shad | 37,959 | |||
| Sea Lamprey | 21,036 | |||
| Striped Bass | 489 | |||
| Gatehouse Dam | Connecticut River | Turners Falls, MA | American Shad | 2,590 |
| Atlantic Salmon | 5 | |||
| Gizzard Shad | 199 | |||
| Sea Lamprey | 1,350 | |||
| Striped Bass | 0 | |||
| Vernon Dam | Connecticut River | Vernon, VT | American Shad | 1,536 |
| Atlantic Salmon | 5 | |||
| Blueback Herring | 3 | |||
| Gizzard Shad | 36 | |||
| Sea Lamprey | 729 | |||
| Bellows Falls Dam | Connecticut River | Bellows Falls, VT | Atlantic Salmon | 2 |
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