### animal | vertebrate | fish | salmon:

Chinook salmon
* are an important species both economically and culturally
  - in danger on their way upstream as well as on their way back to the ocean
  - one of six anadromous salmonid species found in the Pacific Northwest
  - part of chinooks
* are the largest and sockeye the smallest salmon
  - most sought-after gamefish in the Trinity River system
* come from marine fisheries and fish farms.
* is also an important subsistence fish and a valuable recreational resource

Chum salmon
* Most chum salmon are caught with purse seines and gill nets in the ocean
  - enter the open ocean during the summer and fall of their first year
  - have teeth
  - occur in streams
* Some chum salmon enter oceans
  - open oceans
* Some chum salmon have dark spots
  - distribution
* have mild taste

Coho salmon
* are found in the North Pacific Ocean
  - one of seven salmon species native to the Pacific Ocean
  - semelparous, meaning they give birth once and die
  - smaller and slimmer than the chinook salmon
* come from marine fisheries and fish farms.
* has rich, reddish-orange meat and has been called one of the best tasting salmon.

Farm salmon
* have levels.
* help conserve wild salmon populations by providing an alternative source for consumers.

Landlocked salmon
* are atlantic salmon
  - plentiful enough in some areas to allow harvest for food
  - present in many of the larger lakes and river systems
* is salmon

Mature salmon
* Most mature salmons feed on shrimps and other smaller fish.
* are netted and stripped of eggs and sperm each fall.

### animal | vertebrate | fish | salmon:

Pacific salmon
* Most Pacific salmon die within a week or two after they return to their home stream and spawn
  - one to two weeks after spawning
* are an integral part of the culture, heritage and economy of the Pacific northwest
  - anadromous fish
  - in season from spring through fall
  - sensitive to temperature and so are heavily affected
  - unique in that they die after they reproduce
  - very important to people, animals, and forests
* develop morphological breeding characteristics as the mature in the ocean.
* die after migrating back to the river to spawn
  - spawning however steelhead can live to spawn again
  - soon after they finish spawning
* face many hazards as they go through their lifecycle.
* hatch out of eggs laid in the gravel of stream beds or lake shores.
* is likely to be less contamined than Atlantic salmon.
* leave their home stream, swim out to sea and return one to six years later to spawn.
* live in the northern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of North America and Asia.
* start their spawning migration up the Sacramento River system.

Pink salmon
* are found along the Pacific rim of Asia and in North America.
* are the most commonly canned species of salmon
  - numerous of the salmon species
  - smallest and most abundant species
* have the shortest lifespan of all the Pacific salmon found in North America.
* is the smallest salmon and has a delicate, mild flavor.
* rely heavily on freshwater and nearshore habitats during their life cycle.

Red salmon
* are notoriously finicky and are often spooked by large, over dressed flies.
* is fatty and calorie rich, while pink salmon is closer to tuna in nutrient breakdown

Salted salmon
* is one of the most popular and delicious seafood specialties in Finland.
* is, however, fish.

Silver salmon
* are part of cohos
  - present in smaller numbers
  - some of the most spirited fish to catch
* is considered one of the best salmon for eating
  - cut so that salmon can dry

Smoked salmon
* are salmon
  - smoked food
* is always from hand caught chinook salmon from the Pacific
  - considered an Irish specialty, as are Irish stew and Irish lamb
  - used in elegant starters or pasta dishes
* very important seafood exports.