Salmon Sculpture

　　The Salmon Sculpture is situated in the downtown area of Campbellton, New Brunswick. There’s an interesting story behind this massive statue. In 1997, Canadian fishermen caught an 8.5-meter-long, 1-ton salmon in Miramichi Bay near Campbellton — the largest salmon ever caught in the world to date. In 1998, this salmon sculpture was built to the exact size of the original fish.

　　The salmon sculpture stands upright, with its head raised and tail naturally curled upwards. Its scales glisten in the sunlight, creating a lifelike appearance. It is said that the arrangement of the sculpture also reflects the life habits of the salmon. Beneath it lies a large pool symbolizing the sea, as if a living salmon has leaped out of the water. The background features layered stone steps down which water flows, representing the salmon swimming downstream into the ocean. When the salmon mature, they return to their birthplace but must swim upstream, leaping over each step to return to where they were born. There, they spawn and complete their heroic life cycle.

　　Salmon Sculpture Reason to visit: The world’s largest salmon sculpture Continent: North America Country/Region: Canada Province/State: New Brunswick City: Campbellton