Seafood

Eggs hatch in about 3 months. A female salmon can lay between 2,000 to 5,000 eggs. Alevins do not have mouths and rely on their… Read More »How Long Does It Take For Salmon Fry To Hatch?

In the sea, pink salmon are steel blue to blue-green on the back, silver on the sides, and white on the belly. Breeding males become… Read More »What Does A Pink Salmon Look Like?

Although salmon has a less fishy taste than a lot of other fish, some people still find the flavor too strong. Luckily, there are a… Read More »Does Salmon Taste Fishy?

King or Not Mouth: The inside of a King’s mouth will be completely black. That means the tongue, gums, lips, and upper and lower portions… Read More »How Do You Identify King Salmon?

Technically, a “jack” is a male salmon that returns to spawn one year sooner than other adult salmon and therefore is smaller in size. Realistically,… Read More »How Do You Tell If A Salmon Is A Jack?

It will look like someone took a white marker and drew a white line along with their teeth. Some pinks will have white toward the… Read More »How Can You Tell The Difference Between Pink Salmon And Silver Salmon?

The eggs need pure, clean water, with dissolved oxygen and little silt in the water. Salmon begin to develop inside the egg. Because they are… Read More »What Do Salmon Eggs Need To Hatch?

In fresh water, young salmon mostly eat small insects such as mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, blackflies, and riffle beetles. Sometimes they eat small amphibians and fish.… Read More »What Do Baby Salmon Eat?

Wild Salmon Get Their Color From Eating Shrimp and Krill This unique “salmon pink” color reflects this carnivore’s diet of shrimp and krill. Each species… Read More »What Causes Salmon To Be Red?

If you take the skin off it’s likely to fall apart. If you’ve kept the skin and it’s falling apart I suggest it’s overcooked. Why… Read More »Why Does My Salmon Keep Falling Apart?