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Do you know of six different species of salmon?

Did you know that there are five species of Pacific salmon and one species of salmon Atlantic? Also, did you know that all 5 species of Pacific salmon run wild in Alaska?

We are proud of our wild salmon here in Alaska, and rightly so. On the one hand, the wild salmon is a great sport fish and we love to spend Alaska weekend was superb challenge them.

On the other hand the commercial fisheries are healthy and independent. They are able to catch enough wild salmon to satisfy most global demand for fresh fillets wild in restaurants and packaged wild salmon on grocery store shelves.

King Salmon

The Chinook salmon is nicknamed king salmon in Alaska. This is the official state fish of Alaska.

Description

Of all the Pacific salmon, the king is the most important. A 97-pound king was caught by an angler in 1986, on the Kenai River. In 1949, king 126 pounds was caught commercially near Petersburg, Alaska. king salmon generally weigh 30 pounds and above.

The King is slightly and irregularly spotted back on the blue-green. They also have a black pigment along their gums. Spawning kings in fresh water range in color from red to copper to almost black.

Life Cycle

All species of Pacific salmon hatch in freshwater, a part of their cycle life in the ocean, then return to freshwater to spawn.

The king salmon generally live 5-7 years, but they can reach maturity in their second to third year. Accordingly, the kings in a spawning run can vary greatly in size. Maturity of 3 years can weigh 4 pounds while a maturity of 7 years may exceed 50 pounds.

Feeding the young king salmon on plankton and insects during their freshwater period. During their second year they migrate to the ocean where they grow rapidly.

Some kings make immense spawning migrations. For example, most of the kings of the Yukon River to migrate over 2,000 miles during a period of 60 days to reach the streams and headwaters Yukon Territory, Canada.

Taste

The king salmon has a rich flavor, firm flesh and a nice red color. Kings captured at the mouth of the Yukon River have a huge reservoir of oil in their flesh from their upstream migration in length. The result is a taste Extra-rich, very popular for those who love salmon.

Sockeye Salmon

Sockeye salmon also called red because of the bright red color of its flesh, and is the second most abundant salmon in Alaska.

Description

Sockeye salmon are the thinner and more rational the 5 species of Pacific salmon. They differ from kings, silver, and pink salmon by the absence of large black spots, and they differ from chum salmon by having more gill rakers on first gill.

Sockeye are generally green-blue with silver sides and a white belly and silver.

During spawning season the Sockeye males develop a humped back and hooked jaw. Both male and female sockeye turn brilliant to dark red as they head upstream to their spawning grounds.

Lifecycle

After hatching during the winter and spending a few months in the river gravel, young sockeye salmon spend 1-3 years in freshwater before migrating to the ocean.

Sockeye salmon spend 1-4 years in the ocean, ranging thousands of miles while feeding and then return to fresh water system even when they were born. They reach a size average of 4 to 8 pounds, sometimes reaching in excess of 15 pounds.

The Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, crops each year the largest number of sockeye salmon in the world. About 10 to 30 million Sockeye are caught during a short season that lasts only a few weeks.

Taste

Sockeye salmon has a rich delicious flavor due to the high concentration of oils. It is an excellent source of acid Omega-3. The flesh color of red is maintained throughout cooking which results in a beautiful presentation. Some people believe that salmon red are the most flavorful of all salmon species.

Silver Salmon

Coho salmon are known as Alaska and money is an excellent game fish

Description

Coho salmon and bright silver sides have small black spots on the back.

Spawning salmon of both sexes develop red maroon colored sides. Males develop a hooked snout with large teeth.

Life History

money to miners live in ponds and lakes formed by rivers and streams. They generally spend one to three years in streams and may spend up to five winters in lakes before migrating to the ocean.

Silvers stay in the ocean, where they grow rapidly for about 18 months before returning to their natal streams. They weigh pounds from August to December, but may go up 31 lbs. Their length varies from 25-35 inches.

Taste

The flesh color of silver salmon is orange-red and is retained during cooking. The texture is firm and the fat content is high. The taste is a pleasant aroma of whole salmon, slightly milder than Sockeye. The size of a net is more important than sockeye, and is a popular fish for cooking.

Pink Salmon

Pink salmon are also known as the humpback in Alaska. Before spawning pink salmon develops a pronounced hump on his back.

Description

The color of pink salmon is generally a bright steely blue on top and silver on the sides. It has many large black spots on its back and entire tail fin. It has small scales and its flesh is pink, worthy of its name.

The spawning pink salmon develops an olive green to black on the back with a light color to white belly. It develops a very pronounced hump and hooked jaws.

Lifecycle

The young pink salmon hatch during the winter and spend a few months in the river gravel. In spring they migrate downstream to the ocean. They feed along the beach before going further into the ocean.

Like all salmon, pinks grow rapidly in the ocean, but they are the smallest species of Pacific salmon. The roses reach a size of about 3-5 pounds and approximately 20-24 inches in length.

Salmon Pink spends only two years in the ocean. This pattern causes distinct two years in odd years and even cycles, who are not related to each other.

When the roses back to freshwater, they are the most abundant species of Pacific salmon. They do not migrate far upriver, but generally spawn a few miles from the mouth of the River. As with other roses Pacific species both male and female die after a few weeks laying.

Taste

Pink salmon is delicate, mild flavor and a flesh-colored light. Approximately 80% of roses are harvested and canned salmon species most common found on grocery shelves.

Chum

Sometimes called dog salmon "in Alaska, the chum salmon is a traditional source of dried fish for winter.

Description

Chum salmon have a metallic surface blue-green back with fine black dots. They resemble sockeye and silver so tightly that they must examine their gills and fins closely to make a positive identification.

When almost freshwater chum salmon develops noticeable bars Vertical green and purple, which gives them another nickname, calico salmon.

The guys spawning develop characteristics such as jaws hooked Pacific salmon and other large teeth, which partly explains their other nickname, dog salmon.

Lifecycle

As with pink salmon, chum salmon youth do not spend much time in freshwater before migrating to the ocean. They feed near the mouths of their streams for a period before forming schools and bring them closer to the ocean.

The boys spend 3-5 years in the water salt, more and more rapidly after entering the ocean. In general, they vary in size from 7 to 18 pounds, sometimes reaching 30 pounds of weight.

When the boys return to freshwater to spawn often in the same areas as the roses, do not migrate far upriver. A major exception to this trend is the population of the Yukon River chum salmon. Some of these comrades migrate 2,000 miles upstream to spawn in the Yukon Territory of Canada. These comrades have a content very high in fat for their long migration.

Taste

Friend salmon have a mild flavor and delicate with a medium red flesh color. However, Yukon River buddies, with their higher fat content, have a rich flavor similar to Kings full and red.

Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic salmon are not native to the Pacific coast, but arise in large numbers in pens. They run wild on the Atlantic coast. The Atlantic salmon found the markets are farmed, usually from livestock salmon off Chile or British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Atlantic salmon in the wild have silvery sides and belly with a blue-green on the back.

The spawning of Atlantic salmon develop blackish fins and purplish coloration and reddish spots. Surviving adults are dark.

Lifecycle

In the wild young salmon spend one to three years in freshwater before migrating to the ocean. In the ocean of the Atlantic salmon ranges for thousands of miles.

They usually return fresh water by the age of five years. Unlike the five Pacific species, the Atlantic salmon does not die after spawning. Adults survive repeated migration and breeding cycle.

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