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=== Coasters === A [[potamodromous]] population of brook trout native to [[Lake|lacustrine]] regions, which [[Animal migration|migrate]] into [[Tributary|tributary rivers]] to [[Spawn (biology)|spawn]], are called "coasters".<ref>{{cite web |title=A Completion Report on the Lake Superior Coaster Brook Trout Initiative |url=http://www.glfc.org/research/reports/Schreiner.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427203224/http://www.glfc.org/research/reports/Schreiner.pdf |archive-date=2015-04-27 |access-date=2013-12-27 |publisher=Great Lakes Fishery Commission}}</ref> Coasters tend to be larger than most other populations of brook trout, often reaching 6 to 7 lb (2.7 to 3.2 kg) in size.<ref name="karascoaster">{{cite book |last=Karas |first=Nick |title=Brook Trout: A Thorough Look at North America's Great Native Trout- Its History, Biology, and Angling Possibilities |publisher=Lyons Press |year=2002 |isbn=978-1-58574-733-7 |edition=Revised |location=NY |pages=100β119 |chapter=Salters and Coasters}}</ref> They also commonly live for longer periods of time and exhibit more predacious behavior than their counterparts.<ref name=":34">{{Cite journal |last1=Adams |first1=Pauline |last2=James |first2=Christopher |last3=Speas |first3=Clay |date=March 2008 |title=Brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') Species and Conservation Assessment |url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5199816.pdf |journal=US Forest Service}}</ref> Many coaster populations have been severely reduced by [[overfishing]] and habitat loss by the construction of [[Hydro-electricity|hydroelectric]] power dams on Lake Superior tributaries. In [[Ontario]], [[Michigan]], and [[Minnesota]] efforts are underway to restore and recover coaster populations.<ref name="TUC">{{cite web |title=Coaster Brook Trout |url=http://www.tucanada.org/index.asp?p=2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052439/http://www.tucanada.org/index.asp?p=2025 |archive-date=2014-05-29 |access-date=2014-05-28 |publisher=Trout Unlimited Canada}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mamoozadeh |first1=N. |last2=Goldsworthy |first2=C. |last3=Miller |first3=L. |last4=Peterson |first4=M. |last5=Meek |first5=M. |date=August 2023 |title=Sources of coaster brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') revealed by genomic analysis of brook trout populations along Minnesota's shoreline with Lake Superior |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0380133023001351?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=86935b80cde78f7e |journal=Journal of Great Lakes Research |volume=49 |issue=4 |pages=901β917|doi=10.1016/j.jglr.2023.06.005 |bibcode=2023JGLR...49..901M |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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