Swimways of the world – The first global fish migration poster featuring migratory fish from all over the world and their routes.

What is the Swimway poster?

Migratory fish are real athletes. Some swim thousands of miles, migrating from their place of birth to locations where they can find food or suitable habitats to reproduce. They depend on free flowing rivers to survive. Their routes present many challenges like rapids, waterfalls and fishing nets, but also the claws and jaws of predators like grizzly bears and sea eagles.

Fish species illustrated in the poster are shown with an arrow that represents their swimming direction. This Swimways poster has been produced for World Fish Migration Day.

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Fish from the poster

Atlantic Sturgeon

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Atlantic sturgeons live in coastal zones and estuaries where they feed on shellfish, molluscs and fish. These fish can measure up to 3 meters long, weigh over 300 kilograms and live more than 80 years.

Largemouth Yellowfish

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The largemouth yellowfish lives in the Orange and Vaal rivers in South Africa. The largemouth mainly feeds on other fish and prefers deeper sections of the river that provides sufficient cover.

Hilsa

Hilsa

Hilsa is a fast swimmer. It can swim up to 70 kilometres per hour. It feeds on tiny organisms called plankton. It reaches a size of 60 centimeters.

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