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 |
| Rainbow Dam | Farmington River | Poquonock, CT | Alewife | 22 |
| American Shad | 153 | |||
| Atlantic Salmon | 6 | |||
| Sea Lamprey | 1,833 | |||
| DSI Dam | Westfield River | West Springfield, MA | American Shad | 4,720 |
| Atlantic Salmon | 8 | |||
| Blueback Herring | 2 | |||
| Sea Lamprey | 2,345 | |||
| Striped Bass | 2 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Gatehouse Dam | Connecticut River | Turners Falls, MA | American Shad | 1,540 |
| ATS Observed | 1 | |||
| Sea Lamprey | 2,144 | |||
| 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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