The history of the Atlantic Salmon in Lake Ontario

The history of the Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar), also referred to as Salmon below, in Lake Ontario is an accumulation of authentic published accounts, which were almost completed by J. R. Dymond before his death. H. H. MacKay completed the work on Dymond's behalf (Dymond and MacKay, unpublishe...

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Published inAquatic ecosystem health & management Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 305 - 315
Main Authors Dymond, John R., MacKay, Hugh H., Burridge, Mary E., Holm, Erling, Bird, Phillip W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published East Lansing Michigan State University 03.07.2019
Michigan State University Press
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Alewife
deforestation
Environmental Studies
Fish
Fisheries
Freshwater fishes
History
Lakes
life history
Marine fishes
mill dams
Natural Sciences
over-fishing
RESEARCH-ARTICLE
Salmo salar
Lake Ontario
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Summary:The history of the Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar), also referred to as Salmon below, in Lake Ontario is an accumulation of authentic published accounts, which were almost completed by J. R. Dymond before his death. H. H. MacKay completed the work on Dymond's behalf (Dymond and MacKay, unpublished, 1966), but it remained largely unknown. The present authors (MEB, EH, PWB) have sought to present an updated subset of Dymond and MacKay's work as the history of Lake Ontario Salmon is a crucial story in the history of the Great Lakes and its fisheries. The information provided should add materially to the knowledge of the causes that led to the decline and ultimate extirpation of a fascinating and valuable fish, notwithstanding all the efforts that were made to restore it by artificial means.
Bibliography:History of the Great Lakes fishes, fisheries and governance: Dr. Henry Regier's legacy
ISSN:1463-4988
1539-4077
DOI:10.1080/14634988.2019.1641044