Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
The Sockeye salmon or red salmon is found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and in the rivers that feed into it. Next to the pink and chum salmon, it is the most common type. The primary food source for Sockeye salmon is zooplankton, which is their primary diet during both the freshwater and saltwater life phases. It is thought that this diet is responsible for their color and low levels of methylmercury which is found in most fresh and saltwater fish species.
Atlantic Salmon
The Atlantic Salmon live in the Northern Atlantic ocean and in rivers that flow into the North Atlantic and North Pacific. Sea living Atlantic Salmon tend to be a little larger in size than land locked (freshwater salmon). They will range in weight from 5 to 20 pounds as apposed to 9 to 12 pounds. Atlantic Salmon differ from Pacific salmon as they tend to have fewer than 13 rays in the anal fin. When they are adults they have black spots, predominantly above the lateral line, and their mouth is moderately large. They have a bronze-purple coloration and may acquire reddish spots on the head and body when spawning.
More Salmon Resources:
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Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon have a blue-green color on the back and top of the head with silvery sides and white abdominal surfaces. They have black spots on its tail and upper half of their body and their mouth is a dark gray color. Chinook Salmon range in size of 33 to 36 inches and may get as long as 58 inches. Their weight can get from 10 pounds all the way to 50 pounds and as much as 130 pounds. They move to larger and deeper water to spawn. They can be found from San Francisco Bay to the North Bering Strait in Alaska. They can also be found in the Arctic waters of Canada and Russia also known as the Chukchi Sea. In freshwater they eat aquatic insects, amphipods, and crustaceans, in the ocean they will feed on zooplankton, herring, other fishes and squid.
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