(Salmo salar)
Introduced through planned and unplanned escapes from fish farms
Aquatic Nuisance Project
Fact Sheet
Species: Atlantic Salmon
ANS Examples
Zebra Mussel
(Dreissena polymorpha)
Zebra mussels have disrupted the traditional aquatic food chains of many inland lakes. Their voracious filter feeding depletes the availability of microscopic organisms that play a critical part in each lake’s ecological food web.