Pacific Salmon
Osmoregulation is the process of maintaining salt and water balance across the body’s membranes. Any…
How are Atlantic and Pacific salmon related to each other, and how do their…
Why do salmon jump? This is the question our guests most frequently ask about salmon…
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been writing about Pacific salmon, so this week, I…
King salmon, also called Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) are the largest Pacific salmon, and they…
Sockeye salmon also called red salmon and sometimes blueback salmon, are larger than pink salmon…
Coho salmon, often called silver salmon due to their beautiful bright chrome color, are the…
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) are the most widely distributed Pacific Salmon species and can be…
TAGS: Chum Salmon, Chums, Dog Salmon, Pacific Salmon
Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) are also sometimes known as humpback salmon, or “humpies,” due to…
Five species of Pacific salmon return each summer to breed in Alaskan streams, rivers, and…