After watching a recent video of a NY hatchery for Landlocked Salmon and I learned the lack of a particular vitamin due to the fish's consumption of alewives, which affects the reproduction cycle.
Fresh water smelt are important to their diet, so I thought to share the success of the story in northern Quebec.
There is some great information on how the restoration of landlocked salmon (ounaniche) was maintained by ensuring a healthy population of fresh water smelt. You will need to translate the information.
I had downloaded an interesting report on how CLAP implemented their fresh water smelt restoration plan, however I was unable to up load here.
https://claplacsaintjean.com/rapports-de-recherche/
Landlocked Salmon - Sharing from the North
- DreamWeaver
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- Wallyandre (Andre)
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Re: Landlocked Salmon - Sharing from the North
The thing is that everywhere when there is alewives they took over the smelt. Same thing happen in the Great Lakes. Before the alewives lake Champlain sustain a large smelt population with excellent reproduction. The problem on lake St-Jean was the poor and in small numbers spawning area.
- DreamWeaver
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Re: Landlocked Salmon - Sharing from the North
You make a good point Andre. There should be a good understanding of the alewives spawning cycle and locations so potentially it can be diminished and in parallel re-establish the smelt population.
We all know the answer to the great lakes, the fishery it has become and economic benefits. I do believe lake Champlain has a better opportunity to support a different solution.
We all know the answer to the great lakes, the fishery it has become and economic benefits. I do believe lake Champlain has a better opportunity to support a different solution.