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    Hopes Lake Wanaka's once prosperous salmon population, could now make a comeback

    Hopes Lake Wanaka's once prosperous salmon population, could now make a comeback


    Otago Fish and Game have now found the land-locked Chinook salmon's elusive spawning site, after five years of searching.

    Otago Fish & Game officer Mason Court, says their numbers declined for unknown reasons around 20 years ago, and they are now very rare.

    Court says a survey in 2020 to 2021 found just 17 salmon.

    He says discovering their spawning site, will help them to grow the population.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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