Atlantic salmon

American  

noun

1. a valuable food and game fish, Salmo salar, mainly of northern coastal Atlantic waters or, when spawning, in freshwater streams that are tributaries to the ocean.

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Etymology

Origin of Atlantic salmon

First recorded in 1900–05

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Atlantic salmon

Park Chalet in San Francisco offers Atlantic salmon and a $16 flatiron steak that diners say is “prepared exactly like the adult portion.”

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

One of the species that would benefit, it said was Atlantic salmon, which faced challenges in getting upstream to spawn.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

PhD researcher Ed Noyes, who studies Atlantic salmon in the Severn catchment, said there had been a "real decline" in the river in recent years.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Marine animals face similar challenges: beluga whales have documented gastrointestinal cancers, while farmed Atlantic salmon experience cardiomyopathy syndrome.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025

Runs of spawning Atlantic salmon, short- nose sturgeon, striped bass, and American shad annually filled the harbor.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann