A male pink salmon. The Quebec government has deemed this species invasive to an area of the province, including Nunavik.(Image courtesy of WikiCommons/Timothy Knepp)
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The species, first sighted in Ungava Bay 2 years ago, is considered invasive by provincial wildlife ministry
Updated Aug. 10 at 10:20 a.m. Pink salmon are swimming into a rude welcome in Nunavik. Quebec’s Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks has changed its sportfishing rules this summer to remove any catch limit for the species.
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