Pacific salmon
Alaskan river traveler
Pacific salmon are several species of salmon native to the northern Pacific Ocean and its tributaries, distinct from Atlantic salmon.
The major species include chinook (king), sockeye (red), coho (silver), pink, and chum.
Unlike Atlantic salmon, Pacific salmon die after spawning once—a life cycle central to Pacific Northwest ecosystems and indigenous cultures.
The river teemed with Pacific salmon heading upstream to spawn.
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- spawning groundsWhere fish reproduce
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- fish ladderStepped dam bypass
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