NOAA Study Tracks Invasive Pink Salmon Spread from Great Lakes to Arctic and North Atlantic
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By Staff Author Published on May 8, 2026 11:51AM EDT
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Summary
A study published in Fish and Fisheries, highlighted by NOAA, examines how invasive pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), accidentally introduced into the Great Lakes nearly 70 years ago, are rapidly spreading across the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans. Scientists are studying this species to understand how it may affect marine ecosystems and fishing communities worldwide, with climate change and warming waters contributing to the fish's spread.
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· 2 pulledA species of salmon accidentally introduced into the Great Lakes nearly 70 years ago could offer scientists an important preview of what's ahead as the fish rapidly spreads across the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans.
A study published in the journal Fish and Fisheries on Sunday, April 26, shows how scientists are studying the rise of invasive pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in the Great Lakes to better understand how the species may affect marine ecosystems and fishing communities worldwide
Invasive pink Salmon have spread throughout the Great Lakes, and climate change and warming waters are contributing to the fish's spread
