chinook salmon
Pacific's largest swimmer
Chinook salmon is the largest species of Pacific salmon, prized by commercial and sport fishers for its size and rich flavor.
Also called king salmon, it can exceed fifty pounds.
The fish is native to rivers from Alaska to California and has been introduced elsewhere: The chinook salmon run peaks in late summer. (Capitalized Chinook refers to the Indigenous people or the warm wind.)
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- fryCook in hot fat
- alevinLarval salmon stage
- parrImmature salmon with markings
smolt · fingerling · juvenile · adult · homing · die-off · carcass · eggs
Alaska's prized salmon
- cohoNorth Pacific salmon species
- chumFriend or fish scraps
- steelheadAnadromous rainbow trout
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
Major Pacific Northwest river
- Sacramento RiverCalifornia's longest river
- Yukon RiverMajor subarctic North American watercourse
- Puget SoundNorthwestern coastal estuary
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
British Columbia · Pacific Northwest · estuary · tributary · watershed · river system · stream · freshwater
Boneless meat portion
omega-3 · red meat · seafood · sustainable · canned · cured · teriyaki · poke
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- restorationReturning something to condition
- dam removalDestroying water-blocking structures
habitat loss · overfishing · population decline · recovery plan · quota · monitoring · watershed protection
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- sport fishingRecreational pursuit of fish
- commercial fishingHarvesting seafood for profit
- charterFounding organizational document
tackle · rod · reel · lure · fly fishing · catch · limit · season
spawning
Releasing eggs to reproduce
parr · smolt · fingerling · juvenile · adult · homing · die-off · carcass · eggs · milt
sockeye
Alaska's prized salmon
Columbia River
Major Pacific Northwest river
- Sacramento RiverCalifornia's longest river
- Yukon RiverMajor subarctic North American watercourse
- Puget SoundNorthwestern coastal estuary
Alaska · British Columbia · Pacific Northwest · estuary · tributary · watershed · river system · stream · freshwater · ocean
fillet
Boneless meat portion
baked · omega-3 · red meat · seafood · sustainable · canned · cured · teriyaki · poke · gravlax
endangered
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- restorationReturning something to condition
dam removal · habitat loss · overfishing · population decline · recovery plan · quota · monitoring · watershed protection
angling
Recreational hook-and-line pursuit
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- sport fishingRecreational pursuit of fish
- commercial fishingHarvesting seafood for profit
charter · tackle · rod · reel · lure · fly fishing · catch · limit · season · trophy fish
salmon, chinook, salmons, salmonid, salmonids, chinooks, pink salmon, coho salmon, sockeye salmon