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Salmon are back - this is no fish story, Natural Resources worker John Bisset checks an Atlantic salmon taken from Credit River for testing. After a r(...)
Salmon are back - this is no fish story, Natural Resources worker John Bisset checks an Atlantic salmon taken from Credit River for testing. After a r(...)

Salmon are back - this is no fish story, Natural Resources worker John Bisset checks an Atlantic salmon taken from Credit River for testing. After a r(...)

Date10/26/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Salmon are back - this is no fish story; Natural Resources worker John Bisset checks an Atlantic salmon taken from Credit River for testing. After a restocking program; the silver-toned fish are back in the river for the first time in 100 years.
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Helping hand: Natural Resources Minister Vince Kerrio gets a helping hand from Theodore Haines, 76, of Cheltenham, at a stocking of Atlantic salmon in th Credit River
Helping hand: Natural Resources Minister Vince Kerrio gets a helping hand from Theodore Haines, 76, of Cheltenham, at a stocking of Atlantic salmon in th Credit River
4/28/1988
Flowing escape: Ministry of Natrual Resources research scientist Mike Jones steadies a pipe releasing young Atlantic salmon into the Credit River
Flowing escape: Ministry of Natrual Resources research scientist Mike Jones steadies a pipe releasing young Atlantic salmon into the Credit River
5/2/1989
Lending a helping hand to nature, Brampton Mayor Ken Whillans, left, and Ontario's Natural Resources Minister Vince Kerrio tip Atlantic Salmon smoits (...)
Lending a helping hand to nature, Brampton Mayor Ken Whillans, left, and Ontario's Natural Resources Minister Vince Kerrio tip Atlantic Salmon smoits (...)
4/28/1988
Salmon get a splashing send-off, Conservation officers Dave Ferguson, left, and Rick Ladouceur of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, release f(...)
Salmon get a splashing send-off, Conservation officers Dave Ferguson, left, and Rick Ladouceur of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, release f(...)
10/6/1987
Ready to go: A handful of Atlantic salmon smolts is scooped up from this tub to be released into the Credit River last week as part a stocking program to revive the species
Ready to go: A handful of Atlantic salmon smolts is scooped up from this tub to be released into the Credit River last week as part a stocking program to revive the species
4/28/1988
Salmon fight the credit. Although most freshwater fish spawn in spring, Lake Ontario's coho and chinook salmon can't forget they are originally from t(...)
Salmon fight the credit. Although most freshwater fish spawn in spring, Lake Ontario's coho and chinook salmon can't forget they are originally from t(...)
10/24/1977
Only about 200 fish were actually weighed by the 1,650 entrants in the coho salmon derby over the weekend in the Credit River, one of them was caught (...)
Only about 200 fish were actually weighed by the 1,650 entrants in the coho salmon derby over the weekend in the Credit River, one of them was caught (...)
9/20/1975
Pulled from the credit, Brampton angler Chris Rwoopan shows off a 25-pound King salmon he caught in the Credit River
Pulled from the credit, Brampton angler Chris Rwoopan shows off a 25-pound King salmon he caught in the Credit River
10/28/1987
Coho is a peace offering. The 15-pound coho salmon Rita Ivens caught yesterday at the mouth of the Credit River will be a present to her husband. She (...)
Coho is a peace offering. The 15-pound coho salmon Rita Ivens caught yesterday at the mouth of the Credit River will be a present to her husband. She (...)
9/17/1975
Hundreds of fishermen lined the banks at mouth of the Credit River yesterday, seeking the coho salmon
Hundreds of fishermen lined the banks at mouth of the Credit River yesterday, seeking the coho salmon
9/12/1975
Salmon falls victim to Lampreys, Near death, a 5-pound cohoe salmon swims near the surface of the turgid waters of Port Credit harbour trailing the two lampreys that are sucking away its life juices
Salmon falls victim to Lampreys, Near death, a 5-pound cohoe salmon swims near the surface of the turgid waters of Port Credit harbour trailing the two lampreys that are sucking away its life juices
9/13/1970
Stocking the credit with salmon
Stocking the credit with salmon
4/10/1975