From Greenland to the Erriff - the story of one salmon’s 2,500km journey

Ireland on the Fly

You may have seen the report recently about a tagged salmon that was detected in the Erriff and was subsequently discovered to have travelled nearly 2,500km from south west Greenland.

It’s incredible and direct evidence showing the journey that the Atlantic salmon has to endure to spawn in our rivers and so to find out more we spoke to the IFI’s Glen Wightman who told us about the discovery and what it means for our understanding of the salmon’s life.

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Here’s a visual of the distance travelled by the salmon from south west Greenland to the Erriff:

The full story from the IFI including the map of the salmon's journey is at:https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/news/press-releases/ifi-picks-up-trail-of-salmon-that-swam-from-greenland-back-to-mayo-0

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