Salmon

There is an indigenous type of salmon in Japan called “amago masu”; it’s a red-spotted fish that only lives in the cleanest riviers. A sweet… Read More »Is There Salmon In Japan?

As a warm climate, Hawaiian waters do not have salmon. Ancient Hawaiians also did not have tomatoes or onions, neither did their Polynesian ancestors. Where… Read More »Do Salmon Migrate To Hawaii?

Some explain that salmon jump to clean their gills and scales. Others believe it has to do with hormonal changes in the fish. When can… Read More »Why Do Salmon Jump In The Fall?

Salmon need cold water. This general statement is something I’ve been hearing since I first began reporting on these amazing migrating fish years ago. Cold… Read More »Do Salmon Only Live In Cold Water?

North American Atlantic salmon migrate in the spring from the rivers where they were born. They move into the Labrador Sea for their first summer,… Read More »Where Do Salmons Migrate?

The life span of Chinook salmon may range from two to seven years, but is generally two to four years for Central Valley salmon. Chinook… Read More »How Long Does A Chinook Salmon Live?

What is the oldest known age of Atlantic salmon? The maximum recorded age was 13 years old, but most Atlantic salmon that survive to reproduce… Read More »What Is The Oldest Salmon In The World?

Salmon first travel from their home stream to the ocean, which can be a distance of hundreds of miles. Once they reach the ocean, they… Read More »How Far Does Salmon Travel?

Once the salmon have spawned, most of them deteriorate rapidly (a.k.a. “spawned out”) and soon die. Some deteriorating salmon are still alive, but their bodies… Read More »What Happens When Salmon Spawn?

Virtually all Pacific types of salmon (including king, pink, sockeye, chum, and coho) and most of the Atlantic salmon die after they have spawned. What… Read More »What Happens To Sockeye Salmon After They Spawn?