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Salmon a Fish of Great Value
Prepared by National Geographic Society WNU Service two thousand Chinook salmon from the Pacific coast hatched in Washington and released into Deep Creek Lake Maryland to stock the river fisheries. The article details salmon species, sizes from Chinook to Chum, spawning behaviors, annual runs, artificial propagation, hatcheries beginning 1872, and the national effort to culture and stock Pacific salmon across the western hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
OME
Pacific Coast
Aquarium of Washington
Department of Commerce
Deep Creek Lake
Maryland
Potomac
United States
Western Hemisphere
Pacific States
British Columbia
Alaska
Columbia River
California
China
Sacramento
Columbia
Yukon
Puget Sound
Fraser
Snake River
Yukon River
Fraser River
Pacific Seaboard
West
McCloud
Baird
National Commissioner of Fisheries
Livingstone Stone
Karluk
Bureau of, Fisheries
Thee
Alogko