Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a saltwater, freshwater, brackish species recorded in the United States. It is found at depths of 0–210 m. The main season in the United States runs all year.
Scientific name: Salmo salar · Water: Saltwater, Freshwater, Brackish · Season: All year
Size: up to 150 cm
The Atlantic salmon is a benthopelagic salmonid recorded from the surface down to 210 m, and it also occurs in fresh and brackish water, with landlocked stocks present. Its range is the temperate and arctic zones of the North Atlantic, with Atlantic drainages in the western Atlantic from northern Quebec to Connecticut and New York and inland to Lake Ontario, where it is now extirpated. Maximum length is about 150 cm total length, commonly about 38 cm, and it can live 13 years, maturing at about 73.1 cm. It is a highly commercial species and a gamefish, with a very high price category. Fishing vulnerability is moderate to high at 45 of 100 and resilience medium, and climate vulnerability is moderate to high at 50 of 100. IUCN lists it as near threatened. It is in season throughout the year.
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