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| Photo of American shad viewed through a window at the Holyoke Dam. Credit: USFWS |
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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 |
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| Gatehouse Dam |
Connecticut River |
Turners Falls, MA |
American Shad |
2,590 |
| Atlantic Salmon |
5 |
| Gizzard Shad |
199 |
| Sea Lamprey |
1,350 |
| Striped Bass |
0 |
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| 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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