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2006 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		1
American Shad		156,352
Atlantic Salmon		214
ATS, Released		16
Blueback Herring		21
Gizzard Shad		134
American Eel		2,228
Other (Angled)		1
Other (ATS)		6
Sea Lamprey		19,117
Shortnose Sturgeon		2
Striped Bass		144
Atlantic Sturgeon		1

Fish Passage Counts by Dam

Dam	River	Location	Species	Total
	Eight Mile River		Other (ATS)	1

Leesville	Salmon River	Leesville, CT	Alewife	1
			Atlantic Salmon	20
			Other (Angled)	1
			Other (ATS)	4

Rainbow Dam	Farmington River	Poquonock, CT	American Shad	73
			Atlantic Salmon	44
			American Eel	1
			Other (ATS)	1
			Sea Lamprey	205
			Striped Bass	1

W. Springfield Project	Westfield River	West Springfield, MA	American Shad	1,534
			Atlantic Salmon	34
			ATS, Released	2
			Americal Eel	2,287
			Sea Lamprey	1,276
			Striped Bass	1

Holyoke Dam	Connecticut River	Holyoke, MA	American Shad	154,745
			Atlantic Salmon	115
			ATS, Released	14
			Blueback Herring	21
			Gizzard Shad	134
			Sea Lamprey	17,636
			Shortnose Sturgeon	2
			Striped Bass	142
			Atlantic Sturgeon	1

Gatehouse Dam	Connecticut River	Turners Falls, MA	American Shad	1,500

Vernon Dam	Connecticut River	Vernon, VT	American Shad	133
			ATS, Passed	4
			ATS, Captured	1
			Sea Lamprey	2,895

Bellows Falls Dam	Connecticut River	Bellows Falls, VT	Sea Lamprey	256

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