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Kōrero: Water quality

Salmon fishing

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Salmon fishing

Salmon fishermen line up at the mouth of the Waimakariri River, Canterbury. Fishing for quinnat salmon (also called chinook or king salmon), which were introduced from Canada, is popular on the east coast of the South Island. The high-quality water in the rivers has allowed salmon to become established.

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NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

by Nelson Boustead

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Mike Scarsbrook rāua ko Kit Rutherford, Water quality – Water quality in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/15513/salmon-fishing (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mike Scarsbrook rāua ko Kit Rutherford, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 18 July 2016.