Two Further Records of the American Shad in Newfoundland Waters

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Abstract
Although Alosa sapidissima are common along the eastern coast of North America from Florida to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, their occurrence in Newfoundland waters is considered unusual, there being only two published records prior to 1965. Two specimens, 54 cm and 59 cm in total length, were taken by salmon gillnet near St. John''s in June 1965. They represent a slight extension of the northern limit of shad along the east coast of Newfoundland. Previously reported occurrences of this species on the Nova Scotian Banks in March and May indicate that they probably winter there. Since all four Newfoundland records were taken in June, about the time when shad are actually spawning in rivers in the northern part of their range, it is likely that these caught in Newfoundland waters are strays from the population which presumably winters off Nova Scotia.

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