pink salmon and chum salmon
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Pink Salmon and Chum Salmon. Pink also known as…. Humpy…humpback… bread and butter fish. Size: average: 4-6 lbs Record: 12lbs 9 oz Most abundant AK species Males have the most pronounced hump of all salmon species. Identification. Smallest salmon Black spots on back - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Pink Salmon and Chum SalmonPink Salmon and Chum Salmon
Pink also known as…. Humpy…humpback… bread and butter
fish
Pink also known as…. Humpy…humpback… bread and butter
fish Size: average: 4-6 lbs Record: 12lbs 9 oz Most abundant AK
species Males have the most
pronounced hump of all salmon species
Size: average: 4-6 lbs Record: 12lbs 9 oz Most abundant AK
species Males have the most
pronounced hump of all salmon species
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IdentificationIdentification
Smallest salmon Black spots on back Spots on entire caudal fin Pinkish green color when spawning
Smallest salmon Black spots on back Spots on entire caudal fin Pinkish green color when spawning
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Habits of Pink SalmonHabits of Pink Salmon
Hatch and then quickly head to salt water Eat plankton, larvae and insects Spend 15 months at sea and spawn near
coast
Hatch and then quickly head to salt water Eat plankton, larvae and insects Spend 15 months at sea and spawn near
coast
Chum Salmon (Dog Salmon or Keta salmon)
Chum Salmon (Dog Salmon or Keta salmon)
Average: 9lbs Record: 32lbs Poorest meat quality
Average: 9lbs Record: 32lbs Poorest meat quality
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DescriptionDescription
Widest distribution of any Pacific Salmon Used as dried fish for winter use Ocean Chum: greenish blue on top with
speckles on back In ocean it’s hard to tell them from sockeye
(red) and coho (silver) BUT chum have no spots on caudal fin
Widest distribution of any Pacific Salmon Used as dried fish for winter use Ocean Chum: greenish blue on top with
speckles on back In ocean it’s hard to tell them from sockeye
(red) and coho (silver) BUT chum have no spots on caudal fin
Spawning chum: green and purple Males develop kype
Spawning chum: green and purple Males develop kype
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SpawningSpawning Spends 3-4 years at sea and usually spawns
within 100 miles of the sea After eggs hatch, the young travel out to sea
Spends 3-4 years at sea and usually spawns within 100 miles of the sea
After eggs hatch, the young travel out to sea
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