Salmon

Most fish, including trout and salmon, lay unfertilized eggs. The eggs are fertilized externally by the male. Fish typically release hundred or even millions of… Read More »How Do Male Salmon Fertilize Eggs?

Some mature at two years of age; some mature at five. Some live for only a couple of years; others live for ten. And some,… Read More »How Many Years Does It Take For Salmon To Mature?

The red color of eggs comes from carotenoids (antioxidant pigments) that the salmon get from their diet. Salmon deposit carotenoids in both their skin and… Read More »Why Are Salmon Eggs Orange?

Why do salmon go to sea? Atlantic salmon go to sea to grow. The energy content and abundance of food in the ocean is much… Read More »Does Salmon Go In Ocean?

two to three weeks. On average, it takes salmon two to three weeks to make their way upstream and reach their spawning ground. How long… Read More »How Long Does It Take Salmon To Swim Upstream?

Juveniles are trying to splash off a pesky parasite, new research reveals. Young sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) have a curious behavior: They jump up to… Read More »How Does A Salmon Jump?

They cease feeding during the run. Chinook and sockeye salmon from central Idaho must travel 900 miles (1,400 km) and climb nearly 7,000 feet (2,100… Read More »How Long Is A Salmon Run?

3.5 metres. The salmon uses a particular set of muscles to give it astonishing power; even the ability to leap over obstacles. The highest recorded… Read More »How High Can A Salmon Leap?

The young adult salmon then head out to sea and spend several years swimming in the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. Once they… Read More »Where Do Alaska Salmon Go In The Ocean?

Two mph is a good trolling speed for coho salmon, but a speed of 1.5 mph is a better speed for chinook salmon, and you… Read More »What Speed Do You Fish Salmon?