Spring means its fish migration season in river
Lampreys are anadromous: they come to fresh water to spawn and their young return to the sea to grow into adults.
It is spring and the upriver migrations of shad, American eel, sea lamprey and other minor players in the migration game are getting underway. Unfortunately, many people do not like sea lamprey even though they have never seen one, but they know they do not like it. Unfortunately, it is the misunderstood nature of sea lamprey in our watershed that fuels the dislike. So right from the get-go, know that we should value the sea lamprey for it is not a parasite to our fish and as a native fish in the Connecticut River is an important contributor to the balance of nature.
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