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| Photo of American shad viewed through a window at the Holyoke Dam. Credit: USFWS |
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Historic Fish Counts
Year |
Atlantic Salmon
(All facilities) |
American Shad
(River Estimate) |
American Shad
(Holyoke only) |
Blueback Herring
(Holyoke only) |
Sea Lamprey
(Holyoke only) |
Gizzard Shad
(Holyoke only) |
1967 |
0 |
750,000 |
19,000 |
356 |
46 |
0 |
1968 |
0 |
950,000 |
25,000 |
(not counted) |
(not counted) |
0 |
1969 |
0 |
1,110,000 |
45,000 |
(not counted) |
(not counted) |
0 |
1970 |
0 |
1,140,000 |
66,000 |
188 |
(not counted) |
0 |
1971 |
0 |
1,130,000 |
53,000 |
302 |
(not counted) |
0 |
1972 |
0 |
390,000 |
26,000 |
188 |
(not counted) |
0 |
1973 |
0 |
350,000 |
25,000 |
302 |
(not counted) |
0 |
1974 |
1 |
950,000 |
53,000 |
504 |
(not counted) |
0 |
1975 |
3 |
850,000 |
110,000 |
1,600 |
23,000 |
0 |
1976 |
2 |
940,000 |
350,000 |
4,700 |
32,000 |
0 |
1977 |
7 |
360,000 |
200,000 |
33,000 |
52,000 |
0 |
1978 |
90 |
560,000 |
140,000 |
38,000 |
43,000 |
0 |
1979 |
58 |
560,000 |
260,000 |
40,000 |
31,000 |
0 |
1980 |
175 |
690,000 |
380,000 |
200,000 |
34,000 |
0 |
1981 |
529 |
910,000 |
380,000 |
420,000 |
53,000 |
0 |
1982 |
90 |
940,000 |
290,000 |
590,000 |
26,000 |
0 |
1983 |
39 |
1,570,000 |
530,000 |
450,000 |
29,000 |
0 |
1984 |
92 |
1,230,000 |
500,000 |
480,000 |
22,000 |
0 |
1985 |
310 |
730,000 |
480,000 |
630,000 |
40,000 |
0 |
1986 |
318 |
750,000 |
350,000 |
520,000 |
20,000 |
27 |
1987 |
353 |
590,000 |
270,000 |
360,000 |
23,000 |
94 |
1988 |
95 |
650,000 |
290,000 |
340,000 |
16,000 |
95 |
1989 |
109 |
980,000 |
350,000 |
290,000 |
15,000 |
294 |
1990 |
263 |
820,000 |
360,000 |
390,000 |
22,000 |
927 |
1991 |
203 |
1,200,000 |
520,000 |
410,000 |
41,000 |
486 |
1992 |
490 |
1,630,000 |
720,000 |
310,000 |
28,000 |
1,100 |
1993 |
198 |
750,000 |
340,000 |
100,000 |
23,000 |
326 |
1994 |
326 |
330,000 |
170,000 |
32,000 |
30,000 |
165 |
1995 |
188 |
300,000 |
190,000 |
110,000 |
19,000 |
2,100 |
1996 |
260 |
670,000 |
280,000 |
55,000 |
45,000 |
1,100 |
1997 |
199 |
660,000 |
300,000 |
64,000 |
32,000 |
2,100 |
1998 |
300 |
640,000 |
320,000 |
12,000 |
100,000 |
1,000 |
1999 |
154 |
480,000 |
190,000 |
2,700 |
21,000 |
35,000 |
2000 |
77 |
428,000 |
225,000 |
11,000 |
21,000 |
38,000 |
2001 |
40 |
740,000 |
270,000 |
11,000 |
49,000 |
5,000 |
2002 |
44 |
687,000 |
370,000 |
1,900 |
73,000 |
3,000 |
2003 |
43 |
527,000 |
280,000 |
1,300 |
53,000 |
800 |
2004 |
69 |
351,000 |
192,000 |
151 |
59,000 |
279 |
2005 |
186 |
N/A * |
116,511 |
534 |
28,134 |
126 |
2006 |
214 |
N/A * |
155,000 |
21 |
18,000 |
134 |
2007 |
141 |
N/A * |
158,807 |
75 |
39,933 |
73 |
2008 |
141 |
N/A * |
156,492 |
89 |
66,521 |
110 |
2009 |
75 |
N/A* |
160,649 |
39 |
18,996 |
68 |
2010 |
51 |
N/A* |
164,439 |
76 |
39,782 |
370 |
2011 |
111 |
N/A* |
244,177 |
138 |
19,136 |
423 |
Totals
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5,933 |
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10,830,898 |
5,910,669 |
1,286,366 |
92,774 |
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