"Did salmon not really exist in the rivers of New England? Then what were the implications for archeological reconstructions based on analogies with the Pacific Northwest?"

"The [In] Significance of Atlantic Salmon," Catherine Carlson

IN CONTEXT

The Road Ahead
by Francis P. McManamon

 The [In]Significance of Atlantic Salmon by Catherine C. Carlson

Legend has it that Atlantic salmon were once so plentiful in New England that you could walk across a river on their backs. Did industrialization bring an end to the king of the freshwater fish? Archeology challenges efforts to restore salmon to the region’s waters.