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Index of Subjects Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi Gerald Not sure whether the names have changed since I took my fish biology 30+ years ago, but Gaspereau- Alosa pseudoharengus. Note Shad is Alosa sapidissima and Atlantic herring is Clupea harengus harengus. All are in the herring family-ClUPEIdae. I never noticed till now that my undergrad university is in that name. American smelt is Osmerus mordax. This is somewhat more related to the trout-salmon as they are in the same suborder. When we were kids in PEI we used to be able to spring dip-net smelts out of small tributaries of the Pisquid River. They are delicious and one of my favoutite fish. River John in Pictou Co. often has a smelt dinner, but I don't see it posted on their web-site so it may have already happened with smelts fished through the ice. I do note there is a maple festival in near-by West Branch in late April. Runs of Gaspereau, smelts, Silversides, eels etc. provide lots of food for large rafts of ducks, cormorants and gulls in Pictou Harbour. We have quite a large number of Bald Eagle nests in the harbour area as well and returning Osprey in the summer. There is a very dynamic system in operation here and one that likely has changed immensely since construction of the Pictou Causeway and the ashy Power Plant in Trenton. cheers ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Ruderman" <naturens@zdoit.airpost.net> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] smelt runs > James King wrote: > . . . . >> The smelt used to run around mid- to late-April once the snow had gone >> and immediately after the gaspereau had their own run at the beginning >> of April. All this was a long time ago and I don't know if it's still >> done. But if so, it would be an experience to remember; and a feed of >> fresh smelt are hard to beat. > > I thought gaspereau were smelt. Can someone tell me the genus and > species of the gaspereau and smelt? > > Thanks
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