anadromous fish

collocation in English

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fish
noun
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/fɪʃ/us
/fɪʃ/
an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten ...
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(Definition offishfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anadromousfishmigrate from fresh to saltwater when they become smolts, and then back to freshwater as reproductive adults.
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For example,anadromousfishspecies, when they leave freshwater for saltwater, can lose their ectoparasites while retaining their endoparasites and even acquiring new species.
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It is ananadromousfish; it must reach its river.
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It mentions in particular otters, which are heavily dependent on eels, and the once common but now scarce and extremely vulnerable twaite shad—ananadromousfishof the herring family.
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Research into the exploitation ofanadromousfishin saline waters is aimed principally at improving knowledge of the stocks rather than at the efficiency of catching methods.
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The most valuable ofanadromousfishare salmon, sturgeon, stellate sturgeon and beluga.
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They areanadromousfishthat migrate between fresh and salt water.
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His fleet of gillnetting boats, controlling most of theanadromousfishpopulation of the river, plied its lower 12 mi.
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The dam blocksanadromousfishpassage, so a trap and haul system is used, in which fish are transported around the dam by truck.
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In the period 1998 to 2000 a restoration project was conducted for this stream to improveanadromousfishpassage, rearing and spawning.
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Anadromousfishspecies, such as striped bass, spawn there as well.
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The refuge includes valuable wetlands for fish and wildlife; especially waterfowl, neotropical migrants, andanadromousfish.
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It is also operated to pass some migratoryanadromousfishspecies.
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This action led to a greatly reduced capability foranadromousfishto reach spawning areas upstream.
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In some regions soft bottoms are not protected even though they may be primary nursery areas,anadromousfishspawning areas, and andaromous nursery areas.
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For example, salmon, ananadromousfish, is not traditionally eaten straight out of the river.
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Sea lice die and fall offanadromousfishsuch as salmonids when they return to freshwater.
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Much of theanadromousfishspawning habitat in the river system was covered by sediment or blocked by debris jams.
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