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Is it true that salmon return to spawn in freshwater areas where they were born?

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Is it true that salmon return to spawn in freshwater areas where they were born?

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Almost always. Some straying has been documented, but it is minor. Most spawning salmon return to the precise stream of their birth, sometimes overcoming great distances and hazardous river conditions to reach home.