So many salmon were caught in those 
days that many people tired of eating 
this tasty food. Today there are few 
Atlantic salmon left. This is partly be¬ 
cause enough salmon were not born each 
year to replace those that were caught. 
Besides, the Atlantic coast and the 
streams flowing into the ocean became 
so busy with trade and industry that it 
was hard for the salmon to live there. 
Now there are not enough Atlantic 
salmon to make fishing for them a good 
business. There are some around the 
British Isles, because the people of Great 
Britain have tried to protect their salmon. 
They can be found too up around Green¬ 
land, Iceland, Russia, and the Scandi¬ 
navian countries. And farther north, 
perhaps even up toward the North Pole, 
salmon may be running free in numbers 
great enough to make food for many 
people. 
In American waters Atlantic salmon 
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