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Published on 08-01-2012 05:52 PM
n the 1870s, fishery scientists began to consider stocking exotic fish species into U.S. waters to compensate for the loss of native species.
The brown trout (Salmo trutta), a native of Europe, is arguably the biggest success story, having been first introduced into the Baldwin River in Michigan in 1884.Today, brown trout are thriving throughout North America, South America, Australia and New Zealand.
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