The following are some articles that have appeared in the Peninsula Clarion in the recent past. If you need to provide some answers to a curious public or feel somewhat uncertain about fish facts, read what Tim has to say. I thought that it would be helpful to explain some of the simple but confusing words used by fisheries people. They are kind of the 18-year olds of the salmon world, just stepping out into the world of adults.
Juvenile is a more generic term that describes young fish before they reach the adult stage.
Smelt is a common name for a group of fish such as the hooligan, a small, oily fish that enter rivers including the Kenai and Susitna in May and June. Smelt are not related to salmon, although like salmon they spawn in freshwater and live as maturing adults in saltwater. Redds are excavations made in the gravel by female salmon, into which they deposit their eggs. Krill are the shrimp-like animals that are famous for their abundance in the Antarctic, and are great food for whales. When you hear the term mixed-stocks , it generally refers to areas where several stocks occur together.