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3 unusual facts about Arctic Char


Arctic char

S. a. oquassa, known as the Sunapee trout or the blueback trout, is native to eastern Quebec and northern New England, although it has been extirpated from most of its eastern United States range.

Empetrum nigrum

In Labrador, where the name "blackberry" is used, the smoke of the burning stems and leaves is used to smoke fish, notably Salmon, Sea Trout and Arctic Char.

Kenojuak Ashevak

The window, of an Arctic char along with an owl against a vibrantly blue background, is the first such window made by an Inuit artist; it was suggested by two Biblical stories in which Jesus feeds a large crowd of people with two fish and a few loaves of bread, which for Kenojuak thoroughly embodied the spirit of the Inuit community, where food is always shared.



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Sunapee golden trout

It was an distinct strain of Arctic char, having become trapped (by changed drainage systems) in four New Hampshire lakes: Big Dan Pond, Sunapee Lake, Floods Pond, and Averill Pond.