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anadromous stocks  

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  • Information Fish stocks that spend their adult life in the sea but swim upriver to freshwater spawning grounds in order to reproduce.

    Created: 2/10/26

    Last modified: 2/10/26

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  • In the context of the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean, anadromous stocks are fish stocks consisting of various species (Pink salmon, Chum salmon, Sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, Cherry salmon, Steelhead trout) and protected by the NPAFC Convention. (en)

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_0604d881

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