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Appendix E: Summary of the Committee's Interim Report
Appendix E: Summary of the Committee's Interim Report
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advice on the science relevant to understanding and reversing the declines in Maine's salmon populations. The charge to the NRC's Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine included an interim report focusing on the genetic makeup of Maine Atlantic salmon populations.
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Their homing provides an opportunity for the salmon to adapt to environmental conditions in their natal streams. This complex life history pattern makes salmon vulnerable to environmental disruptions both at sea and in fresh water.
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The committee evaluated the original evidence, including technical reports, as well as newly published information. It reviewed earlier studies and studies of similar situations involving other locations and some other species of fishes in the salmon family and considered the questions raised about the evidence on Maine salmon.
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The committee concludes that North American Atlantic salmon are clearly distinct genetically from European salmon. In addition, despite the extensive additions of nonnative hatchery and aquaculture genotypes to Maine's rivers, the evidence is surprisingly strong that the wild salmon in Maine are genetically distinct from Canadian salmon.
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