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| Photo of American shad viewed through a window at the Holyoke Dam. Credit: USFWS |
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2001 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 |
|
22 |
| American Shad |
|
281,299 |
| Atlantic Salmon |
|
40 |
| ATS, Released |
|
4 |
| Blueback Herring |
|
10,606 |
| Gizzard Shad |
|
5,514 |
| Sea Lamprey |
|
58,993 |
| Shortnose Sturgeon |
|
4 |
| Striped Bass |
|
1,220 |
Fish Passage Counts by Dam
| Dam |
River |
Location |
Species |
Total |
| Leesville Dam |
Salmon River |
Leesville, CT |
Atlantic Salmon |
2 |
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| Rainbow Dam |
Farmington River |
Poquonock, CT |
Alewife |
22 |
| American Shad |
153 |
| Atlantic Salmon |
6 |
| Sea Lamprey |
1,833 |
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| DSI Dam |
Westfield River |
West Springfield, MA |
American Shad |
4,720 |
| Atlantic Salmon |
8 |
| Blueback Herring |
2 |
| Sea Lamprey |
2,345 |
| Striped Bass |
2 |
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| Holyoke Dam |
Connecticut River |
Holyoke, MA |
American Shad |
273,220 |
| Atlantic Salmon |
* 24 |
| ATS, Released |
4 |
| Blueback Herring |
10,604 |
| Gizzard Shad |
5,491 |
| Sea Lamprey |
49,277 |
| Shortnose Sturgeon |
4 |
| Striped Bass |
1,217 |
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| Gatehouse Dam |
Connecticut River |
Turners Falls, MA |
American Shad |
1,540 |
| ATS Observed |
1 |
| Sea Lamprey |
2,144 |
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| Vernon Dam |
Connecticut River |
Vernon, VT |
American Shad |
1,666 |
| ATS, Released |
1 |
| Gizzard Shad |
23 |
| Sea Lamprey |
3,394 |
| Striped Bass |
1 |
* One Atlantic salmon was deleted from the Holyoke count (released kelt) |
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