Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)
Brook Trout

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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S2

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: No

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: High Conservation Concern

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: High elevation cold, clear and rocky streams

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SWAP 2025 Threat Matrix

	Threat 1	Threat 2	Threat 3
General Threat	Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases	Climate change & severe weather	Pollution
Specific Threat	Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases	None	Agricultural & forestry effluents

SWAP 2025 Conservation Actions:

• Action 1: Improve aquatic connectivity in SWAP priority watersheds
• Action 2: Implement watershed level restoration practices on USFS lands to improve habitat for aquatic SGCN
• Action 3: Evaluate and improve harvest regulations
• Action 4: Increase use of native trout in hatchery programs
• Action 5: Complete a distributional survey to assess current range, conservation status or to identify best populations
• Action 6: Assess population genetics

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